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Zinc to Copper Futures Ratio
The zinc to copper futures ratio is 582.6 — Zinc at $3,839.20 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Zinc to Copper Futures ratio
1.000 T of zinc = 582.580 Lb of copper futures
Inverse (HG-FUT/ZINC): 0.001717 — one Pound of copper futures buys that much zinc.
Above its 1 year average. (72th percentile of the last 1 year)
Zinc
$3,839.20
per Metric Ton
Copper Futures
$6.59
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of zinc. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:35:57 GMT.
1Y average
576.0
median 571.0
1Y low
525.9
Jan 13, 2026
1Y high
664.2
Sep 14, 2025
Normal band
553.4–598.6
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.29σ
332 observations
Zinc to Copper Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZINC/HG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Zinc / Copper Futures price chart below.
ZINC/HG-FUT ratio line
How many Lb of Copper Futures one T of Zinc buys, over 1Y.
ZINC/HG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZINC/HG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Zinc and Copper Futures 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 copper futures ratio
Zinc to Copper Futures ratio = Zinc price per Metric Ton ÷ Copper Futures price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of zinc — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,839.20 ÷ $6.59 = 582.6. The inverse is 0.001717.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the zinc to copper futures ratio today?
The zinc to copper futures ratio is 582.6 — Zinc at $3,839.20 per Metric Ton divided by Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the zinc to copper futures ratio?
Divide the zinc price per Metric Ton by the copper futures price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of copper futures per Metric Ton of zinc.
What is the inverse of the zinc to copper futures ratio?
The inverse, copper futures to zinc, is 0.001717 — how many Metric Tons of zinc one Pound of copper futures buys.