diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 02a5c983e4..8af244f2c2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6392,6 +6392,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "prometheus",
  "prometheus-metric-storage",
  "rand 0.9.4",
+ "rand_chacha 0.9.0",
  "rate-limit",
  "request-sharing",
  "reqwest 0.13.2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7ad6cdcfab..3eaba96cdc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.22", features = ["json"] }
 url = "2.5.0"
 vergen = "8"
 winner-selection = { path = "crates/winner-selection" }
+rand_chacha = { version = "0.9.0" }
 
 [workspace.lints]
 clippy.cast_possible_wrap = "deny"
diff --git a/crates/price-estimation/Cargo.toml b/crates/price-estimation/Cargo.toml
index 42f08ca145..e117f5396e 100644
--- a/crates/price-estimation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/price-estimation/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ mockall = { workspace = true }
 testlib = { workspace = true }
 token-info = { workspace = true, features = ["test-util"] }
 toml = { workspace = true }
+rand_chacha = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
 test-util = ["dep:mockall"]
diff --git a/crates/price-estimation/src/native_price_cache.rs b/crates/price-estimation/src/native_price_cache.rs
index 95768316e4..4c17663f23 100644
--- a/crates/price-estimation/src/native_price_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/price-estimation/src/native_price_cache.rs
@@ -193,13 +193,21 @@ impl Cache {
         self.0.max_age
     }
 
-    /// Returns a randomized `updated_at` timestamp that is 50-90% of max_age
-    /// in the past, to avoid spikes of expired prices all being fetched at
-    /// once.
+    /// Returns a timestamp that is a `percentage` of `max_age`
+    /// in the past. Panics if `percentage` > 100. Clamps to `now` if an
+    /// underflow occurs.
+    fn updated_at_percentage(max_age: Duration, now: Instant, percentage: u32) -> Instant {
+        assert!(percentage <= 100, "percentage > 100");
+        let age = max_age.saturating_mul(percentage) / 100;
+        now.checked_sub(age).unwrap_or(now)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a randomized `updated_at_percentage` timestamp that is 50–90% of
+    /// `max_age` in the past, to avoid spikes of expired prices all being
+    /// fetched at once.
     fn random_updated_at(max_age: Duration, now: Instant, rng: &mut impl Rng) -> Instant {
-        let percent_expired = rng.random_range(50..=90);
-        let age = max_age.as_secs() * percent_expired / 100;
-        now - Duration::from_secs(age)
+        let percent_expired: u32 = rng.random_range(50..=90);
+        Self::updated_at_percentage(max_age, now, percent_expired)
     }
 
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -544,6 +552,7 @@ mod tests {
         anyhow::anyhow,
         futures::FutureExt,
         num::ToPrimitive,
+        rand_chacha::{ChaCha20Rng, rand_core::SeedableRng},
     };
 
     fn token(u: u64) -> Address {
@@ -1143,4 +1152,55 @@ mod tests {
             anyhow!("protocol")
         ))));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn random_updated_at_underflow_check() {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let max_age = Duration::MAX;
+        let mut rng = ChaCha20Rng::from_seed(Default::default());
+
+        let updated_at = Cache::random_updated_at(max_age, now, &mut rng);
+        assert_eq!(updated_at, now);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic(expected = "percentage > 100")]
+    fn updated_at_percent_panic() {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let max_age = Duration::MAX;
+        Cache::updated_at_percentage(max_age, now, 101);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn updated_at_percent_edges() {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let max_age = Duration::from_secs(600);
+        let cases = [
+            (0, now),                              // 0%
+            (50, now - Duration::from_secs(300)),  // 50%
+            (90, now - Duration::from_secs(540)),  // 90%
+            (100, now - Duration::from_secs(600)), // 100%
+        ];
+
+        for (percentage, expected) in cases {
+            assert_eq!(
+                Cache::updated_at_percentage(max_age, now, percentage),
+                expected,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn random_updated_at_range() {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let max_age = Duration::from_secs(600);
+        let mut rng = ChaCha20Rng::from_seed(Default::default());
+        let min = now - (max_age * 90 / 100);
+        let max = now - (max_age * 50 / 100);
+
+        for _ in 0..100 {
+            let updated_at = Cache::random_updated_at(max_age, now, &mut rng);
+            assert!(updated_at >= min && updated_at <= max);
+        }
+    }
 }