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Zinc to Cotton Ratio
The zinc to cotton ratio is 4319 — Zinc at $3,844.05 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Zinc to Cotton ratio
1.000 T of zinc = 4,319.2 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/ZINC): 0.0002315 — one Pound of cotton buys that much zinc.
Below its 1 year average. (16th percentile of the last 1 year)
Zinc
$3,844.05
per Metric Ton
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of zinc. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:18 GMT.
1Y average
4609
median 4555
1Y low
3899
May 4, 2026
1Y high
5472
Feb 11, 2026
Normal band
4296–4921
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.93σ
251 observations
Zinc to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZINC/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Zinc / Cotton price chart below.
ZINC/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one T of Zinc buys, over 1Y.
ZINC/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZINC/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Zinc 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 zinc to cotton ratio
Zinc to Cotton ratio = Zinc price per Metric Ton ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Metric Ton of zinc — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,844.05 ÷ $0.8900 = 4319. The inverse is 0.0002315.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the zinc to cotton ratio today?
The zinc to cotton ratio is 4319 — Zinc at $3,844.05 per Metric Ton divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the zinc to cotton ratio?
Divide the zinc price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of zinc.
What is the inverse of the zinc to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to zinc, is 0.0002315 — how many Metric Tons of zinc one Pound of cotton buys.