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Gold to Cotton Ratio
The gold to cotton ratio is 5233 — Gold at $4,657.66 per Troy Ounce divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Gold to Cotton ratio
1.000 T.oz of gold = 5,233.3 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/XAU): 0.0001911 — one Pound of cotton buys that much gold.
Below its 1 year average. (18th percentile of the last 1 year)
Gold
$4,657.66
per Troy Ounce
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Troy Ounce ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Troy Ounce of gold. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:11:52 GMT.
1Y average
6176
median 6045
1Y low
4799
Jul 13, 2026
1Y high
8763
Jan 27, 2026
Normal band
5259–7093
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.03σ
252 observations
Gold to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the XAU/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Gold / Cotton price chart below.
XAU/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T.oz of Gold buys, over 1Y.
XAU/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the XAU/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Gold and Cotton prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the gold to cotton ratio
Gold to Cotton ratio = Gold price per Troy Ounce ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Troy Ounce of gold — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,657.66 ÷ $0.8900 = 5233. The inverse is 0.0001911.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the gold to cotton ratio today?
The gold to cotton ratio is 5233 — Gold at $4,657.66 per Troy Ounce divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the gold to cotton ratio?
Divide the gold price per Troy Ounce by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Troy Ounce of gold.
What is the inverse of the gold to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to gold, is 0.0001911 — how many Troy Ounces of gold one Pound of cotton buys.