DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ slipped 1.61% to $285.91 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.72% to 7,730.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.20% to 53,569.44.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed 7.55% short of its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 1.28% to $143.14, Waste Management Inc. (WM) fell 1.57% to $217.76, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) fell 1.19% to $90.96.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 87,186 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 27, 2026.