diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.cpp b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.cpp
index 9d87534fec..8f5d5daf01 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.cpp
@@ -25,17 +25,13 @@ void RuntimeStatsCollector::record_component_time(Component *component, uint32_t
     this->component_names_cache_[component] = source;
     this->component_stats_[source].record_time(duration_ms);
   } else {
-    // Use cached name - no string operations, just map lookup
     this->component_stats_[name_it->second].record_time(duration_ms);
   }
 
-  // If next_log_time_ is 0, initialize it
   if (this->next_log_time_ == 0) {
     this->next_log_time_ = current_time + this->log_interval_;
     return;
   }
-
-  // Don't print stats here anymore - let process_pending_stats handle it
 }
 
 void RuntimeStatsCollector::log_stats_() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
index 36572e2094..20b0c08313 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ class RuntimeStatsCollector {
 
   // Use const char* keys for efficiency
   // Custom comparator for const char* keys in map
+  // Without this, std::map would compare pointer addresses instead of string contents,
+  // causing identical component names at different addresses to be treated as different keys
   struct CStrCompare {
     bool operator()(const char *a, const char *b) const { return std::strcmp(a, b) < 0; }
   };