DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ slipped 1.51% to $255.59 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.41% to 7,200.75 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.13% to 48,941.90.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Ecolab Inc. closed 17.36% 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 Monday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 2.61% to $143.42, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ fell 0.40% to $227.85, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 2.17% to $85.37.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 4, 2026.
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May 04, 2026 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)
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