DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rallied 1.55% to $303.80 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.10% to 6,843.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.07% to 49,533.19.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed 0.89% below its 52-week high of $306.52, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 0.32% to $159.55, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rose 0.30% to $235.22, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 1.06% to $95.65.
Trading volume (1.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 17, 2026.
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February 17, 2026 16:42 ET (21:42 GMT)
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