DJ Clorox Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Clorox Co. $(CLX)$ slid 1.55% to $96.85 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.05% to 7,137.90 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.69% to 49,490.03.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Clorox Co. closed 32.72% short of its 52-week high of $143.96, which the company achieved on April 29th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 0.37% to $142.85, Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ fell 0.71% to $268.93, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 0.66% to $82.35.
Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 22, 2026.
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April 22, 2026 17:17 ET (21:17 GMT)
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