diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/DagRunMetrics.test.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/DagRunMetrics.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6315d42243592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/DagRunMetrics.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*!
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { Wrapper } from "src/utils/Wrapper";
+
+import { DagRunMetrics } from "./DagRunMetrics";
+
+describe("DagRunMetrics", () => {
+  it("shows percentages when counts are not capped", () => {
+    render(
+      <DagRunMetrics
+        dagRunStates={{ failed: 0, queued: 1, running: 0, success: 3 }}
+        startDate="2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+        stateCountLimit={1000}
+      />,
+      { wrapper: Wrapper },
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("25.00%")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("75.00%")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("hides percentages when any state reaches the API cap", () => {
+    render(
+      <DagRunMetrics
+        dagRunStates={{ failed: 7, queued: 0, running: 0, success: 1000 }}
+        startDate="2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+        stateCountLimit={1000}
+      />,
+      { wrapper: Wrapper },
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("1000+")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("99.30%")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("0.70%")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/DagRunMetrics.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/DagRunMetrics.tsx
index a6578c0f3839e..4484887cff59c 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/DagRunMetrics.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/DagRunMetrics.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const DAGRUN_STATES: Array<keyof DAGRunStates> = ["queued", "running", "success"
 export const DagRunMetrics = ({ dagRunStates, endDate, startDate, stateCountLimit }: DagRunMetricsProps) => {
   const { t: translate } = useTranslation();
   const total = Object.values(dagRunStates).reduce((sum, count) => sum + count, 0);
+  const hasCappedState = Object.values(dagRunStates).some((count) => count >= stateCountLimit);
 
   return (
     <Box borderRadius={5} borderWidth={1} p={4}>
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export const DagRunMetrics = ({ dagRunStates, endDate, startDate, stateCountLimi
             key={state}
             kind="dag_runs"
             runs={dagRunStates[state]}
+            showPercentages={!hasCappedState}
             startDate={startDate}
             state={state}
             total={total}
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/MetricSection.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/MetricSection.tsx
index e0cfff1f01c8a..b378fc6cba493 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/MetricSection.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/MetricSection.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type MetricSectionProps = {
   readonly endDate?: string;
   readonly kind: string;
   readonly runs: number;
+  readonly showPercentages?: boolean;
   readonly startDate: string;
   readonly state: keyof TaskInstanceStateCount;
   readonly total: number;
@@ -42,13 +43,15 @@ export const MetricSection = ({
   endDate,
   kind,
   runs,
+  showPercentages = true,
   startDate,
   state,
   total,
 }: MetricSectionProps) => {
   const stateWidth = capped ? BAR_WIDTH : total === 0 ? 0 : (runs / total) * BAR_WIDTH;
   const remainingWidth = BAR_WIDTH - stateWidth;
-  const statePercent = capped ? undefined : total === 0 ? 0 : ((runs / total) * 100).toFixed(2);
+  const statePercent =
+    showPercentages && !capped && total !== 0 ? ((runs / total) * 100).toFixed(2) : undefined;
 
   const stateParam = kind === "task_instances" ? SearchParamsKeys.TASK_STATE : SearchParamsKeys.STATE;
   const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(
@@ -74,23 +77,25 @@ export const MetricSection = ({
         </HStack>
         {statePercent === undefined ? undefined : <Text color="fg.muted"> {statePercent}% </Text>}
       </Flex>
-      <HStack gap={0} mt={2}>
-        <Box
-          bg={`${state === "no_status" ? "none" : state}.solid`}
-          borderLeftRadius={5}
-          height={`${BAR_HEIGHT}px`}
-          minHeight={2}
-          width={`${stateWidth}%`}
-        />
-        <Box
-          bg="bg.emphasized"
-          borderLeftRadius={runs === 0 ? 5 : 0} // When there are no states then have left radius too since this is the only bar displayed
-          borderRightRadius={5}
-          height={`${BAR_HEIGHT}px`}
-          minHeight={2}
-          width={`${remainingWidth}%`}
-        />
-      </HStack>
+      {showPercentages ? (
+        <HStack gap={0} mt={2}>
+          <Box
+            bg={`${state === "no_status" ? "none" : state}.solid`}
+            borderLeftRadius={5}
+            height={`${BAR_HEIGHT}px`}
+            minHeight={2}
+            width={`${stateWidth}%`}
+          />
+          <Box
+            bg="bg.emphasized"
+            borderLeftRadius={runs === 0 ? 5 : 0} // When there are no states then have left radius too since this is the only bar displayed
+            borderRightRadius={5}
+            height={`${BAR_HEIGHT}px`}
+            minHeight={2}
+            width={`${remainingWidth}%`}
+          />
+        </HStack>
+      ) : undefined}
     </VStack>
   );
 };
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/TaskInstanceMetrics.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/TaskInstanceMetrics.tsx
index f36c0a4635b3d..0bc00eda691bc 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/TaskInstanceMetrics.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/pages/Dashboard/HistoricalMetrics/TaskInstanceMetrics.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const TaskInstanceMetrics = ({
 }: TaskInstanceMetricsProps) => {
   const { t: translate } = useTranslation();
   const total = Object.values(taskInstanceStates).reduce((sum, count) => sum + count, 0);
+  const hasCappedState = Object.values(taskInstanceStates).some((count) => count >= stateCountLimit);
 
   return (
     <Box borderRadius={5} borderWidth={1} mt={2} p={4}>
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export const TaskInstanceMetrics = ({
               key={state}
               kind="task_instances"
               runs={taskInstanceStates[state]}
+              showPercentages={!hasCappedState}
               startDate={startDate}
               state={state as TaskInstanceState}
               total={total}