DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ slid 1.02% to $268.75 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.34% to 6,920.93 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.94% to 48,996.08.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed 6.04% below its 52-week high of $286.04, which the company reached on August 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 1.34% to $138.04, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ fell 1.42% to $215.97, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 0.14% to $77.09.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 217,550 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 7, 2026.
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January 07, 2026 16:42 ET (21:42 GMT)
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