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title: "Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Ecolab Inc. (ECL) shares fell 1.04% to $272.83 on Friday, underperforming slightly against the broader market decline and its peers like Procter & Gamble and Waste Management. This drop ended a two-day winning streak, leaving the stock 11.78% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was notably lower than the 50-day average."
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# Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Ecolab Inc. (ECL) slipped 1.04% to $272.83 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.01% to 7,457.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 52,146.42.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

Ecolab Inc. closed 11.78% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company achieved on February 24th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 1.00% to $149.98, Waste Management Inc. (WM) fell 1.21% to $239.31, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) fell 1.16% to $92.98.

Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 524,702 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 17, 2026.

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