diff --git a/benches/display_value.rs b/benches/display_value.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b0a1c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/display_value.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+use expression_engine::Value;
+
+fn bench_display_value(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut list = Vec::new();
+    for i in 0..10 {
+        list.push(Value::from(i));
+    }
+
+    let mut map = Vec::new();
+    for i in 0..10 {
+        map.push((Value::from(format!("key{}", i)), Value::from(i)));
+    }
+
+    let val = Value::List(vec![
+        Value::from("hello"),
+        Value::from(42),
+        Value::from(true),
+        Value::List(list),
+        Value::Map(map),
+    ]);
+
+    c.bench_function("display_value", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| format!("{}", black_box(&val)))
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, bench_display_value);
+criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index d1b9133..5494866 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -13,29 +13,29 @@ pub enum Value {
     None,
 }
 
+// Optimization: Write directly to `std::fmt::Formatter` instead of creating intermediate
+// strings and calling `format!()` in a loop.
+// Impact: Reduces heap allocations, avoiding O(N) allocations for Lists and Maps.
 #[cfg(not(tarpaulin_include))]
 impl fmt::Display for Value {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            Self::String(val) => write!(f, "value string: {}", val.clone()),
-            Self::Number(val) => write!(f, "value number: {}", val.clone()),
-            Self::Bool(val) => write!(f, "value bool: {}", val.clone()),
+            Self::String(val) => write!(f, "value string: {}", val),
+            Self::Number(val) => write!(f, "value number: {}", val),
+            Self::Bool(val) => write!(f, "value bool: {}", val),
             Self::List(values) => {
-                let mut s = String::from("[");
+                write!(f, "value list: [")?;
                 for value in values {
-                    s.push_str(format!("{},", value.clone()).as_str());
+                    write!(f, "{},", value)?;
                 }
-                s.push_str("]");
-                write!(f, "value list: {}", s)
+                write!(f, "]")
             }
             Self::Map(m) => {
-                let mut s = String::from("{");
+                write!(f, "value map: {{")?;
                 for (k, v) in m {
-                    s.push_str(format!("key: {},", k.clone()).as_str());
-                    s.push_str(format!("value: {}; ", v.clone()).as_str());
+                    write!(f, "key: {},value: {}; ", k, v)?;
                 }
-                s.push_str("}");
-                write!(f, "value map: {}", s)
+                write!(f, "}}")
             }
             Self::None => write!(f, "None"),
         }