diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/HotChocolate.Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks.csproj b/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/HotChocolate.Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be09cc91e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/HotChocolate.Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ServerGarbageCollection>true</ServerGarbageCollection>
+    <LangVersion>Preview</LangVersion>
+    <AssemblyName>HotChocolate.Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks</AssemblyName>
+    <RootNamespace>HotChocolate.Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks</RootNamespace>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Execution.Abstractions\HotChocolate.Execution.Abstractions.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/PathBenchmark.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/PathBenchmark.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3790da1270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/PathBenchmark.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Jobs;
+
+namespace HotChocolate.Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks;
+
+[MemoryDiagnoser]
+[ShortRunJob(RuntimeMoniker.Net10_0)]
+public class PathBenchmark
+{
+    private Path _depth5 = null!;
+    private Path _depth10 = null!;
+    private Path _depth20 = null!;
+    private Path _depth50 = null!;
+
+    [GlobalSetup]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        _depth5 = BuildPath(5);
+        _depth10 = BuildPath(10);
+        _depth20 = BuildPath(20);
+        _depth50 = BuildPath(50);
+    }
+
+    private static Path BuildPath(int depth)
+    {
+        var path = Path.Root;
+        for (var i = 0; i < depth; i++)
+        {
+            path = path.Append("field" + i);
+            if (i % 3 == 2)
+            {
+                path = path.Append(i);
+            }
+        }
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    // --- Print benchmarks ---
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public string Print_Depth5() => _depth5.Print();
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public string Print_Depth10() => _depth10.Print();
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public string Print_Depth20() => _depth20.Print();
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public string Print_Depth50() => _depth50.Print();
+
+    // --- ToList benchmarks ---
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public IReadOnlyList<object> ToList_Depth5() => _depth5.ToList();
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public IReadOnlyList<object> ToList_Depth10() => _depth10.ToList();
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public IReadOnlyList<object> ToList_Depth20() => _depth20.ToList();
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public IReadOnlyList<object> ToList_Depth50() => _depth50.ToList();
+
+    // --- EnumerateSegments benchmarks ---
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public int EnumerateSegments_Depth10()
+    {
+        var count = 0;
+        foreach (var _ in _depth10.EnumerateSegments())
+        {
+            count++;
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public int EnumerateSegments_Depth50()
+    {
+        var count = 0;
+        foreach (var _ in _depth50.EnumerateSegments())
+        {
+            count++;
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/Program.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..727a3c31032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/benchmarks/Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
+using HotChocolate.Execution.Abstractions.Benchmarks;
+
+BenchmarkSwitcher.FromAssembly(typeof(PathBenchmark).Assembly).Run(args);
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Execution.Abstractions/Path.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Execution.Abstractions/Path.cs
index 2cdb1bca0b1..506e38d3417 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Execution.Abstractions/Path.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Execution.Abstractions/Path.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System.Text;
-
 namespace HotChocolate;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -136,7 +134,8 @@ public string Print()
             return "/";
         }
 
-        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        // On first pass we calculate the total length
+        var totalLength = 0;
         var current = this;
 
         while (current is not RootPathSegment)
@@ -144,15 +143,11 @@ public string Print()
             switch (current)
             {
                 case IndexerPathSegment indexer:
-                    var numberValue = indexer.Index.ToString();
-                    sb.Insert(0, '[');
-                    sb.Insert(1, numberValue);
-                    sb.Insert(1 + numberValue.Length, ']');
+                    totalLength += 2 + CountDigits(indexer.Index); // '[' + digits + ']'
                     break;
 
                 case NamePathSegment name:
-                    sb.Insert(0, '/');
-                    sb.Insert(1, name.Name);
+                    totalLength += 1 + name.Name.Length; // '/' + name
                     break;
 
                 default:
@@ -162,7 +157,60 @@ public string Print()
             current = current.Parent;
         }
 
-        return sb.ToString();
+        // On second pass we fill from right to left using string.Create
+        return string.Create(totalLength, this, static (span, path) =>
+        {
+            var pos = span.Length;
+            var current = path;
+
+            while (current is not RootPathSegment)
+            {
+                switch (current)
+                {
+                    case IndexerPathSegment indexer:
+                        span[--pos] = ']';
+                        var idx = indexer.Index;
+                        if (idx == 0)
+                        {
+                            span[--pos] = '0';
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            while (idx > 0)
+                            {
+                                span[--pos] = (char)('0' + (idx % 10));
+                                idx /= 10;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        span[--pos] = '[';
+                        break;
+
+                    case NamePathSegment name:
+                        pos -= name.Name.Length;
+                        name.Name.AsSpan().CopyTo(span[pos..]);
+                        span[--pos] = '/';
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                current = current.Parent;
+            }
+        });
+
+        static int CountDigits(int n)
+        {
+            if (n == 0)
+            {
+                return 1;
+            }
+
+            var count = 0;
+            while (n > 0)
+            {
+                count++;
+                n /= 10;
+            }
+            return count;
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -178,19 +226,20 @@ public IReadOnlyList<object> ToList()
             return Array.Empty<object>();
         }
 
-        var stack = new List<object>();
+        var result = new object[Length];
         var current = this;
+        var i = Length - 1;
 
         while (!current.IsRoot)
         {
             switch (current)
             {
                 case IndexerPathSegment indexer:
-                    stack.Insert(0, indexer.Index);
+                    result[i--] = indexer.Index;
                     break;
 
                 case NamePathSegment name:
-                    stack.Insert(0, name.Name);
+                    result[i--] = name.Name;
                     break;
 
                 default:
@@ -200,7 +249,7 @@ public IReadOnlyList<object> ToList()
             current = current.Parent;
         }
 
-        return stack;
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -247,26 +296,31 @@ public void ToList(Span<object> path)
     }
 
     public IEnumerable<Path> EnumerateSegments()
-        => EnumerateSegmentsBackwards().Reverse();
-
-    private IEnumerable<Path> EnumerateSegmentsBackwards()
     {
         if (IsRoot)
         {
-            yield break;
+            return [];
         }
 
+        var segments = new Path[Length];
         var current = this;
+        var i = Length - 1;
 
         while (!current.IsRoot)
         {
-            yield return current;
+            segments[i--] = current;
             current = current.Parent;
         }
+
+        return segments;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>Returns a string that represents the current <see cref="Path"/>.</summary>
-    /// <returns>A string that represents the current <see cref="Path"/>.</returns>
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns a string that represents the current <see cref="Path"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// A string that represents the current <see cref="Path"/>.
+    /// </returns>
     public override string ToString() => Print();
 
     public virtual bool Equals(Path? other)
@@ -323,7 +377,7 @@ public int CompareTo(Path? other)
             return 1;
         }
 
-        // 1. Align to the same depth
+        // First we align the paths to the the same depth
         var a = this;
         var b = other;
 
@@ -339,14 +393,13 @@ public int CompareTo(Path? other)
             b = b.Skip(lenB - lenA);
         }
 
-        // 2. Walk aligned segments from root to leaf
+        // Then we walk aligned segments from root to leaf
         var cmp = CompareFromRoot(a, b);
         if (cmp != 0)
         {
             return cmp;
         }
 
-        // 3. Same segments → shorter path wins
         return Length.CompareTo(other.Length);
     }