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title: "Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Ecolab Inc. (ECL) stock underperformed on Wednesday, slipping 2.18% to $278.43, while competitors like Procter & Gamble and Waste Management also fell or remained flat. The S&P 500 rose slightly, but ECL's trading volume was below its 50-day average. The stock remains near its 52-week high."
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# Ecolab Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Ecolab Inc. (ECL) slipped 2.18% to $278.43 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.26% to 7,748.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.04% to 53,770.27.

Ecolab Inc. closed 9.97% short of its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company reached on February 24th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 0.78% to $144.08, Waste Management Inc. (WM) fell 0.23% to $226.32, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) rose 0.01% to $92.32.

Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 333,286 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 12, 2026.

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