DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ slid 1.45% to $281.48 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed 8.99% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 0.98% to $142.97, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ fell 0.07% to $224.92, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 1.29% to $89.70.
Trading volume (1.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.