DJ Clorox Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Clorox Co. $(CLX)$ slipped 1.89% to $94.77 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.04% to 7,135.95 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.57% to 48,861.81.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Clorox Co. closed 33.44% short of its 52-week high of $142.38, which the company achieved on April 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 1.82% to $146.46, Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ fell 3.88% to $256.61, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 1.38% to $84.49.
Trading volume (3.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 29, 2026.
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April 29, 2026 17:16 ET (21:16 GMT)
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