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Zinc to Natural Gas Futures Ratio
The zinc to natural gas futures ratio is 1369 — Zinc at $3,846.85 per Metric Ton divided by Natural Gas Futures at $2.81 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Zinc to Natural Gas Futures ratio
1.000 T of zinc = 1,369 MMBtu of natural gas futures
Inverse (NG-FUT/ZINC): 0.0007305 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures buys that much zinc.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (96th percentile of the last 1 year)
Zinc
$3,846.85
per Metric Ton
Natural Gas Futures
$2.81
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per Metric Ton of zinc. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:22:46 GMT.
1Y average
1023
median 1051
1Y low
488.6
Jan 25, 2026
1Y high
1449
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
809.9–1235
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.63σ
350 observations
Zinc to Natural Gas Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZINC/NG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Zinc / Natural Gas Futures price chart below.
ZINC/NG-FUT ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures one T of Zinc buys, over 1Y.
ZINC/NG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZINC/NG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Zinc and Natural Gas 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 natural gas futures ratio
Zinc to Natural Gas Futures ratio = Zinc price per Metric Ton ÷ Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per Metric Ton of zinc — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,846.85 ÷ $2.81 = 1369. The inverse is 0.0007305.
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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 zinc to natural gas futures ratio today?
The zinc to natural gas futures ratio is 1369 — Zinc at $3,846.85 per Metric Ton divided by Natural Gas Futures at $2.81 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the zinc to natural gas futures ratio?
Divide the zinc price per Metric Ton by the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per Metric Ton of zinc.
What is the inverse of the zinc to natural gas futures ratio?
The inverse, natural gas futures to zinc, is 0.0007305 — how many Metric Tons of zinc one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures buys.