DJ Clorox Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Clorox Co. $(CLX)$ shed 3.11% to $107.93 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Clorox Co. closed 28.45% short of its 52-week high of $150.84, which the company reached on April 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 3.15% to $146.71, Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ fell 3.94% to $261.84, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 2.69% to $87.52.
Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 17:15 ET (21:15 GMT)
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