DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rallied 2.51% to $279.86 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.16% to 6,875.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.21% to 49,077.23.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed 2.16% short of its 52-week high of $286.04, which the company reached on August 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 0.64% to $146.06, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rose 2.35% to $226.49, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 0.22% to $84.73.
Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 28,776 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 21, 2026.
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January 21, 2026 16:43 ET (21:43 GMT)
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