diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index ec97e294e69..c464eea99d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Benchmarks
 
-# spell-checker:ignore codspeed dtolnay Swatinem sccache
+# spell-checker:ignore codspeed dtolnay Swatinem sccache memtrack moonrepo
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           uu_shuf,
           uu_sort,
           uu_split,
+          uu_timeout,
           uu_tsort,
           uu_unexpand,
           uu_uniq,
@@ -55,16 +56,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-
-      - name: Run sccache-cache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.9
-
-      - name: Install cargo-codspeed
-        shell: bash
-        run: cargo install cargo-codspeed --locked
+      # Prefer CodSpeed's recommended setup to keep toolchain/binary versions aligned
+      # with the CodSpeed action (helps avoid memtrack/cargo-codspeed incompatibilities).
+      - name: Setup Rust (with cargo-codspeed)
+        uses: moonrepo/setup-rust@v1
+        with:
+          channel: 1.85.0
+          cache: true
+          cache-target: true
+          bins: cargo-codspeed  
 
       - name: Build benchmarks for ${{ matrix.package }} (${{ matrix.type }})
         shell: bash
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: CodSpeedHQ/action@v4
         env:
           CODSPEED_LOG: debug
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: full
         with:
           mode: ${{ matrix.type == 'memory' && 'memory' || 'simulation' }}
           run: |
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5cfe22c15d1..1f598f66b54 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3990,6 +3990,7 @@ name = "uu_timeout"
 version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
+ "codspeed-divan-compat",
  "fluent",
  "libc",
  "nix",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 77738518f97..2d831f06a59 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ compare = "0.1.0"
 crossterm = "0.29.0"
 ctor = "0.6.0"
 ctrlc = { version = "3.4.7", features = ["termination"] }
-divan = { package = "codspeed-divan-compat", version = "4.0.5" }
+divan = { package = "codspeed-divan-compat", version = "4.2.1" }
 dns-lookup = { version = "3.0.0" }
 exacl = "0.12.0"
 file_diff = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
index c6b795628f7..cb87a6b70e9 100644
--- a/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@ fluent = { workspace = true }
 [[bin]]
 name = "timeout"
 path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+divan = { workspace = true }
+uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["benchmark"] }
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "timeout_bench"
+harness = false
diff --git a/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs b/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..511955f6f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+//
+// For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+// file that was distributed with this source code.
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use divan::{Bencher, black_box};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use uu_timeout::uumain;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use uucore::benchmark::run_util_function;
+
+/// Benchmark the fast path where the command exits immediately.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[divan::bench]
+fn timeout_quick_exit(bencher: Bencher) {
+    bencher.bench(|| {
+        black_box(run_util_function(uumain, &["0.02", "true"]));
+    });
+}
+
+/// Benchmark a command that runs longer than the threshold and receives the default signal.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[divan::bench]
+fn timeout_enforced(bencher: Bencher) {
+    bencher.bench(|| {
+        black_box(run_util_function(uumain, &["0.02", "sleep", "0.2"]));
+    });
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    divan::main();
+}