Clorox Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Clorox Co. (CLX) shares fell 1.16% to $105.76 on Wednesday, underperforming the broader market as the S&P 500 rose while the Dow dipped. This decline ended a two-day winning streak and left the stock 17.95% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below average. Compared to competitors, Clorox's performance was mixed; Procter & Gamble and Ecolab also fell, whereas Colgate-Palmolive remained flat.
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Shares of Clorox Co. (CLX) slid 1.16% to $105.76 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.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Clorox Co. closed 17.95% short of its 52-week high of $128.90, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 0.78% to $144.08, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) fell 2.18% to $278.43, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) rose 0.01% to $92.32.
Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 557,210 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 12, 2026.
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