DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ slipped 1.63% to $256.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.22% to 7,580.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.72% to 51,032.46.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Ecolab Inc. closed 17.22% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 1.61% to $143.56, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ fell 1.37% to $211.46, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 1.67% to $90.13.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 29, 2026.
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