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ECL vs NUE

A side-by-side look at ECL and NUE, updated throughout the trading session.

Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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ECL vs NUE: how they differ

Ecolab Inc. (ECL) and Nucor Corporation (NUE) are both in the Basic Materials sector: ECL is classified in Chemicals - Specialty, NUE in Steel. Both trade on NYSE.

ECL trades about 1.4 million shares a day on average, against 1.4 million for NUE. NUE has the higher beta (1.85 against 0.88 for ECL), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, ECL paid $2.92 per share in dividends and NUE paid $2.24 per share.

Figures as of October 25, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.