diff --git a/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/reporting/compare/CompareClientArea.tsx b/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/reporting/compare/CompareClientArea.tsx
index 9156c26e..6f102cc1 100644
--- a/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/reporting/compare/CompareClientArea.tsx
+++ b/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/reporting/compare/CompareClientArea.tsx
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ export function CompareClientArea({
       </div>
       <p className="mt-2.5 text-[0.75rem] text-gray-600">
         The <span className="font-semibold text-[#0c6b4a]">Best</span> tag marks
-        the best value in each row — no overall winner is crowned; trade-offs
-        stay visible.
+        the best value in each row — or every column that ties for it. No overall
+        winner is crowned; trade-offs stay visible.
       </p>
     </div>
   );
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ function GroupRows({
             best.clear();
           }
         }
+        // More than one joint-best column = a genuine tie (e.g. two scenarios
+        // upgrading the same 7 homes). Flag it on each tag so the reader knows
+        // the shared Best is intentional, not a bug.
+        const tie = best.size > 1;
         // "before" cell: baseline has no scenario metric, so most rows show —.
         const baselineCell =
           row.label === "Average EPC after"
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@ function GroupRows({
               >
                 {best.has(i) && (
                   <span className="mr-1.5 inline-flex items-center rounded bg-[#e9f4ef] px-1.5 py-0.5 align-middle text-[0.6rem] font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-[#0c6b4a]">
-                    Best
+                    {tie ? "Best · tie" : "Best"}
                   </span>
                 )}
                 {row.render(v)}