diff --git a/velox/functions/prestosql/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt b/velox/functions/prestosql/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
index 41d6f0306c0..87285f445e9 100644
--- a/velox/functions/prestosql/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/velox/functions/prestosql/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -191,3 +191,8 @@ add_executable(velox_functions_prestosql_benchmarks_generic
                GenericBenchmark.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(velox_functions_prestosql_benchmarks_generic
                       ${BENCHMARK_DEPENDENCIES})
+
+add_executable(velox_functions_prestosql_benchmarks_uuid_cast
+               UuidCastBenchmark.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(velox_functions_prestosql_benchmarks_uuid_cast
+                      ${BENCHMARK_DEPENDENCIES})
diff --git a/velox/functions/prestosql/benchmarks/UuidCastBenchmark.cpp b/velox/functions/prestosql/benchmarks/UuidCastBenchmark.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8256b045b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velox/functions/prestosql/benchmarks/UuidCastBenchmark.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+
+#include <folly/Benchmark.h>
+#include <folly/init/Init.h>
+
+#include "velox/benchmarks/ExpressionBenchmarkBuilder.h"
+#include "velox/functions/prestosql/registration/RegistrationFunctions.h"
+
+using namespace facebook;
+using namespace facebook::velox;
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  folly::Init init(&argc, &argv);
+  memory::MemoryManager::initialize({});
+
+  functions::prestosql::registerAllScalarFunctions();
+
+  ExpressionBenchmarkBuilder benchmarkBuilder;
+
+  benchmarkBuilder.addBenchmarkSet("cast", ROW({}))
+      .addExpression("no_cast", "uuid()")
+      .addExpression("as_varchar", "cast(uuid() as varchar)");
+
+  benchmarkBuilder.registerBenchmarks();
+  folly::runBenchmarks();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/velox/functions/prestosql/tests/UuidFunctionsTest.cpp b/velox/functions/prestosql/tests/UuidFunctionsTest.cpp
index 6290443a71e..a66a9ff5adb 100644
--- a/velox/functions/prestosql/tests/UuidFunctionsTest.cpp
+++ b/velox/functions/prestosql/tests/UuidFunctionsTest.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp>
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
 #include "velox/common/base/tests/GTestUtils.h"
 #include "velox/functions/prestosql/tests/utils/FunctionBaseTest.h"
 
@@ -50,18 +53,35 @@ TEST_F(UuidFunctionsTest, typeof) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(UuidFunctionsTest, castAsVarchar) {
+  const vector_size_t size = 1'000;
+  auto uuids =
+      evaluate<FlatVector<int128_t>>("uuid()", makeRowVector(ROW({}), size));
+
   auto result = evaluate<FlatVector<StringView>>(
-      "cast(uuid() as varchar)", makeRowVector(ROW({}), 10));
+      "cast(c0 as varchar)", makeRowVector({uuids}));
+
+  // Verify that CAST results as the same as boost::lexical_cast. We do not use
+  // boost::lexical_cast to implement CAST because it is too slow.
+  auto expected = makeFlatVector<std::string>(size, [&](auto row) {
+    const auto uuid = uuids->valueAt(row);
+
+    boost::uuids::uuid u;
+    memcpy(&u, &uuid, 16);
+
+    return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(u);
+  });
+
+  velox::test::assertEqualVectors(expected, result);
 
   // Sanity check results. All strings are unique. Each string is 36 bytes
   // long.
-  std::unordered_set<std::string> uuids;
-  for (auto i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+  std::unordered_set<std::string> uniqueUuids;
+  for (auto i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
     const auto uuid = result->valueAt(i).str();
     ASSERT_EQ(36, uuid.size());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(uuids.insert(uuid).second);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(uniqueUuids.insert(uuid).second);
   }
-  ASSERT_EQ(10, uuids.size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(size, uniqueUuids.size());
 }
 
 TEST_F(UuidFunctionsTest, castRoundTrip) {
diff --git a/velox/functions/prestosql/types/UuidType.cpp b/velox/functions/prestosql/types/UuidType.cpp
index 8d11e941664..8d0b5b5b22f 100644
--- a/velox/functions/prestosql/types/UuidType.cpp
+++ b/velox/functions/prestosql/types/UuidType.cpp
@@ -77,13 +77,36 @@ class UuidCastOperator : public exec::CastOperator {
     context.applyToSelectedNoThrow(rows, [&](auto row) {
       const auto uuid = uuids->valueAt(row);
 
-      boost::uuids::uuid u;
-      memcpy(&u, &uuid, 16);
+      const uint8_t* uuidBytes = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&uuid);
+
+      // Do not use boost::lexical_cast. It is very slow.
 
-      std::string s = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(u);
+      // 2 hex digits per each value in [0, 127] range (1 byte).
+      static const char* const kHexTable =
+          "000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f"
+          "202122232425262728292a2b2c2d2e2f303132333435363738393a3b3c3d3e3f"
+          "404142434445464748494a4b4c4d4e4f505152535455565758595a5b5c5d5e5f"
+          "606162636465666768696a6b6c6d6e6f707172737475767778797a7b7c7d7e7f"
+          "808182838485868788898a8b8c8d8e8f909192939495969798999a9b9c9d9e9f"
+          "a0a1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9aaabacadaeafb0b1b2b3b4b5b6b7b8b9babbbcbdbebf"
+          "c0c1c2c3c4c5c6c7c8c9cacbcccdcecfd0d1d2d3d4d5d6d7d8d9dadbdcdddedf"
+          "e0e1e2e3e4e5e6e7e8e9eaebecedeeeff0f1f2f3f4f5f6f7f8f9fafbfcfdfeff";
 
       exec::StringWriter<false> result(flatResult, row);
-      result.append(s);
+      result.resize(36);
+
+      size_t offset = 0;
+      for (auto i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+        result.data()[offset] = kHexTable[uuidBytes[i] * 2];
+        result.data()[offset + 1] = kHexTable[uuidBytes[i] * 2 + 1];
+
+        offset += 2;
+        if (i == 3 || i == 5 || i == 7 || i == 9) {
+          result.data()[offset] = '-';
+          offset++;
+        }
+      }
+
       result.finalize();
     });
   }