DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ slipped 1.01% to $270.37 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.80% to 7,022.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.15% to 48,463.72.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Ecolab Inc. closed 12.58% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 0.69% to $143.38, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ fell 0.95% to $224.93, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 0.80% to $83.49.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 501,638 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 15, 2026.
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April 15, 2026 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)
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