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Soybean Oil to Natural Gas Futures Ratio
The soybean oil to natural gas futures ratio is 0.2404 — Soybean Oil at $0.6779 per Pound divided by Natural Gas Futures at $2.82 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soybean Oil to Natural Gas Futures ratio
1.000 Lb of soybean oil = 0.2404 MMBtu of natural gas futures
Inverse (NG-FUT/ZL): 4.160 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures buys that much soybean oil.
Above its 1 year average. (73th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybean Oil
¢0.6779
per Pound
Natural Gas Futures
$2.82
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per Pound of soybean oil. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:21:34 GMT.
1Y average
0.1916
median 0.2035
1Y low
0.09415
Dec 5, 2025
1Y high
0.2865
Apr 24, 2026
Normal band
0.1390–0.2442
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.93σ
247 observations
Soybean Oil to Natural Gas Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZL/NG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybean Oil / Natural Gas Futures price chart below.
ZL/NG-FUT ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures one Lb of Soybean Oil buys, over 1Y.
ZL/NG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZL/NG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybean Oil 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 soybean oil to natural gas futures ratio
Soybean Oil to Natural Gas Futures ratio = Soybean Oil price per Pound ÷ 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 Pound of soybean oil — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.6779 ÷ $2.82 = 0.2404. The inverse is 4.160.
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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 soybean oil to natural gas futures ratio today?
The soybean oil to natural gas futures ratio is 0.2404 — Soybean Oil at $0.6779 per Pound divided by Natural Gas Futures at $2.82 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybean oil to natural gas futures ratio?
Divide the soybean oil price per Pound 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 Pound of soybean oil.
What is the inverse of the soybean oil to natural gas futures ratio?
The inverse, natural gas futures to soybean oil, is 4.160 — how many Pounds of soybean oil one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures buys.