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title: "Clorox Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Clorox Co. (CLX) shares fell 2.42% to $96.32 on Friday, underperforming competitors like Procter & Gamble and Ecolab during a broader market decline. The drop ended a two-day winning streak, leaving the stock 27.05% below its 52-week high of $132.03. Trading volume was below the 50-day average."
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# Clorox Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Clorox Co. (CLX) slid 2.42% to $96.32 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim 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.

Clorox Co. closed 27.05% short of its 52-week high of $132.03, which the company reached on July 23rd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 1.00% to $149.98, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) fell 1.04% to $272.83, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) fell 1.16% to $92.98.

Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 332,537 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.

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

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