ECL

Ecolab
Specialty Chemicals · Materials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$285.62
+2.0% on the session
1-year return
+3.1%
-5.1% over six months
Volatility
21.9%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-20.1%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Ecolab is a specialty chemicals name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned +3.1%, against +16.6% over three months and +8.1% over one. It trades 5.7% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 21.9% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -20.1%, and it has traded a median $353M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.29 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#11 of 25
Stronger than 58% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#177 of 500

How ECL scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 5 others in Specialty Chemicals.

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Full metrics
1 day+2.0%
1 week+2.6%
1 month+8.1%
3 months+16.6%
6 months-5.1%
1 year+3.1%
12-1 momentum-4.7%
Volatility (1y, annualized)21.9%
Max drawdown (1y)-20.1%
Distance vs 200-day average+5.7%
Return per unit of risk0.14
Median daily dollar volume$353M
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