DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ slipped 2.12% to $272.21 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.48% to 7,636.36 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 52,380.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Ecolab Inc. closed 11.98% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 2.02% to $142.64, Waste Management Inc. (WM) fell 0.62% to $216.44, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) fell 0.43% to $88.03.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 261,826 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 9, 2026.