DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ advanced 2.03% to $288.16 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.53% to 49,501.30 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 6,882.72.
Ecolab Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $286.04, which the company achieved on August 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 1.00% to $156.87, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rose 0.60% to $226.43, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 1.31% to $94.37.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 4, 2026.
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February 04, 2026 16:42 ET (21:42 GMT)
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