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# Ecolab Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Ecolab Inc. (ECL) rose 1.51% to $280.00 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.69% to 7,691.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.22% to 53,343.40.

The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.

Ecolab Inc. closed 9.46% short of its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company achieved on February 24th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 0.23% to $143.45, Waste Management Inc. (WM) fell 0.20% to $223.58, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) rose 1.39% to $91.46.

Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 18, 2026.

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