DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ shed 1.09% to $261.37 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.67% to 6,368.85 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.73% to 45,166.64.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Ecolab Inc. closed 15.49% short of its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 0.20% to $142.71, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ fell 0.64% to $225.06, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 0.18% to $84.29.
Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 27, 2026.
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March 27, 2026 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)
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