DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ slid 1.76% to $269.06 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,420.10 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.98% to 51,492.55.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed 13.00% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 1.27% to $150.56, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ fell 1.25% to $215.85, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 0.09% to $90.58.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 242,730 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 17, 2026.
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June 17, 2026 16:43 ET (20:43 GMT)
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