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title: "Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Ecolab Inc. (ECL) shares fell 1.40% to $245.73 on Tuesday, underperforming compared to competitors. The S&P 500 Index dropped 0.67%, while Ecolab's stock is 20.55% below its 52-week high of $309.27. Trading volume reached 2.7 million, surpassing the 50-day average of 1.5 million."
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# Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Ecolab Inc. (ECL) shed 1.40% to $245.73 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.

Ecolab Inc. closed 20.55% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company reached on February 24th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 0.77% to $141.30, Waste Management Inc. (WM) fell 0.18% to $222.34, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) rose 0.11% to $90.02.

Trading volume (2.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.

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