DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rallied 1.43% to $257.97 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.64% to 7,383.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.35% to 50,866.78.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed 16.59% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 4.09% to $146.54, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rose 1.07% to $220.40, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 4.09% to $88.58.
Trading volume (1.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 5, 2026.
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June 05, 2026 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)
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