diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ui/report/plugins/markdown-kit/escape-handlers.ts b/apps/web/src/components/ui/report/plugins/markdown-kit/escape-handlers.ts
index 08c8a49b2..1b9ba922d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ui/report/plugins/markdown-kit/escape-handlers.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ui/report/plugins/markdown-kit/escape-handlers.ts
@@ -39,5 +39,9 @@ export const preprocessMarkdownForMdx = (markdown: string): string => {
   // This prevents {avg}, {25%}, {data} etc from being interpreted as JSX expressions
   processed = processed.replace(/{([^{}]*?)}/g, '{$1}');
 
+  // 3. Escape > characters at start of line that are followed by digits (comparison operators like >500k)
+  // This prevents them from being interpreted as blockquote syntax
+  processed = processed.replace(/^>(\d)/gm, '>$1');
+
   return processed;
 };
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ui/report/plugins/markdown-kit/platejs-conversion.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/ui/report/plugins/markdown-kit/platejs-conversion.test.ts
index e81fdfb1e..015961a89 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ui/report/plugins/markdown-kit/platejs-conversion.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ui/report/plugins/markdown-kit/platejs-conversion.test.ts
@@ -2041,4 +2041,18 @@ describe('edge case tests for markdown parsing', () => {
     expect(platejs[0].children[0].text).toContain('array[index]');
     expect(platejs[0].children[0].text).toContain('object.{property}');
   });
+
+  it('should parse > at start of line followed by numbers as text, not blockquote', async () => {
+    const markdown = `### Purchase Motivation
+<metric metricId="384457bc-da77-4d8f-893b-66db768b4eea"/>
+>500k CLV customers are driven by **competition (58%)** and **fitness (42%)** - no recreational or transportation customers exist in this segment. Meanwhile, <500k CLV customers are primarily **recreational cyclists (76%)**, followed by transportation (14%) and competition (8%). This indicates high-value customers view cycling as a serious sport or fitness pursuit rather than casual recreation.
+### Technical Expertise`;
+
+    const platejs = await markdownToPlatejs(editor, markdown);
+    expect(platejs).toBeDefined();
+    expect(platejs[1].type).toBe('metric');
+    const contentElement = platejs[2];
+    expect(contentElement.type).toBe('p');
+    expect(contentElement.children[0].text).toContain('>500k CLV customers are driven by');
+  });
 });