diff --git a/docling/backend/msexcel_backend.py b/docling/backend/msexcel_backend.py
index 37e9be5eb7..81c1c08e90 100644
--- a/docling/backend/msexcel_backend.py
+++ b/docling/backend/msexcel_backend.py
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 import collections
 import logging
 import posixpath
+import re
 import shutil
 import warnings
 from copy import deepcopy
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from datetime import date, datetime, time, timezone
+from decimal import ROUND_HALF_UP, Decimal, localcontext
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@
     from openpyxl.packaging.relationship import get_dependents, get_rels_path
     from openpyxl.reader.excel import ExcelReader
     from openpyxl.styles import PatternFill
+    from openpyxl.styles.numbers import is_date_format
     from openpyxl.utils.cell import range_boundaries
     from openpyxl.worksheet.merge import MergedCellRange
     from openpyxl.worksheet.worksheet import Worksheet
@@ -131,6 +134,181 @@
     "data without it."
 )
 
+_GENERAL_NUMBER_FORMATS: Final[frozenset[str]] = frozenset({"general", "@", ""})
+_EXCEL_DATE_TOKEN_RE: Final[re.Pattern[str]] = re.compile(
+    r'"[^"]*"|\\.|am/pm|yyyy|yy|mmmmm|mmmm|mmm|mm|m|dddd|ddd|dd|d|hh|h|ss|s|[ :/.,-]',
+    re.IGNORECASE,
+)
+
+
+def _displayed_cell_text(cell: Cell | MergedCell) -> str:
+    """Return the cell text as Excel would display it.
+
+    ``data_only=True`` gives the cached computed value. Applying the stored
+    number format keeps currency, percentages, and dates from collapsing to
+    ``str(value)`` (``12.5``, ``0.1``, ``2025-02-01 00:00:00``).
+    """
+    value = cell.value
+    if value is None:
+        return ""
+    return _format_excel_value(value, cell.number_format)
+
+
+def _format_excel_value(value: Any, number_format: str) -> str:
+    """Apply well-known Excel formats; leave custom formats as ``str(value)``."""
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        return str(value)
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return value
+
+    if number_format.lower() in _GENERAL_NUMBER_FORMATS:
+        return str(value)
+    if isinstance(value, (datetime, date, time)):
+        return _format_excel_date(value, number_format)
+    if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+        if is_date_format(number_format):
+            # Workbooks are loaded by openpyxl with their own date epoch. Do not
+            # reinterpret a remaining numeric value with an assumed 1900 epoch.
+            return str(value)
+        return _format_excel_number(value, number_format)
+    return str(value)
+
+
+def _format_excel_number(value: int | float, fmt: str) -> str:
+    """Apply simple currency/percent sections, with Excel's rounding rule."""
+    # Conditions, unsupported locale markers, optional decimals and scaling
+    # must not be silently removed and mistaken for a supported number format.
+    without_colors = re.sub(
+        r"\[(?:Black|Blue|Cyan|Green|Magenta|Red|White|Yellow)\]",
+        "",
+        fmt,
+        flags=re.IGNORECASE,
+    )
+    currency_format = re.sub(r"\[\$\$-[0-9a-fA-F]+\]", '"$"', without_colors)
+    if "[" in currency_format or r"\;" in currency_format:
+        return str(value)
+    sections = re.split(r';(?=(?:[^"]*"[^"]*")*[^"]*$)', currency_format)
+    if len(sections) > 4:
+        return str(value)
+    section_index = (
+        1
+        if value < 0 and len(sections) > 1
+        else 2
+        if value == 0 and len(sections) > 2
+        else 0
+    )
+    section = sections[section_index]
+    if not section:
+        return ""
+    if re.fullmatch(r'"[^"]*"', section):
+        return section[1:-1]
+    if any(
+        re.search(r"[0#.,%]", literal) for literal in re.findall(r'"([^"]*)"', section)
+    ):
+        return str(value)
+    normalized = re.sub(r"_.", "", section).replace('"', "")
+    normalized = re.sub(r"\\([()$ -])", r"\1", normalized)
+    match = re.fullmatch(
+        r"(?P<prefix>[$( -]*)(?P<number>#,##0|0)(?:\.(?P<decimals>0{1,15}))?(?P<suffix>[$% )-]*)",
+        normalized,
+    )
+    if match is None or normalized.count("%") > 1 or normalized.count("$") > 1:
+        return str(value)
+    if "$" not in normalized and "%" not in normalized:
+        return str(value)
+    amount = Decimal(str(abs(value)))
+    if not amount.is_finite():
+        return str(value)
+    if "%" in normalized:
+        amount *= 100
+    decimals = len(match.group("decimals") or "")
+    # A local context also keeps large finite values from failing quantize.
+    with localcontext() as context:
+        context.prec = max(28, amount.adjusted() + decimals + 2)
+        rounded = amount.quantize(Decimal(1).scaleb(-decimals), rounding=ROUND_HALF_UP)
+    grouping = "," if "," in match.group("number") else ""
+    sign = "-" if value < 0 and section_index == 0 else ""
+    return f"{sign}{match.group('prefix')}{rounded:{grouping}.{decimals}f}{match.group('suffix')}"
+
+
+def _format_excel_date(value: Any, fmt: str) -> str:
+    """Render supported date tokens, preserving quoted and escaped literals."""
+    if not isinstance(value, (datetime, date, time)):
+        return str(value)
+    if fmt.lower() == "mm-dd-yy" and isinstance(value, date):
+        return value.isoformat().split("T")[0]
+    if fmt.lower() == "m/d/yy h:mm" and isinstance(value, datetime):
+        return value.isoformat(sep=" ")
+    parts = _EXCEL_DATE_TOKEN_RE.findall(fmt)
+    if "".join(parts) != fmt:
+        return str(value)
+    tokens = [part.lower() for part in parts if part[0].isalpha()]
+    if isinstance(value, time) and any(
+        token.startswith(("y", "d")) for token in tokens
+    ):
+        return str(value)
+    if not isinstance(value, (datetime, time)) and any(
+        token.startswith(("h", "s", "a")) for token in tokens
+    ):
+        return str(value)
+    twelve_hour = "am/pm" in tokens
+    dt = datetime.combine(date(1900, 1, 1), value) if isinstance(value, time) else value
+    rendered: list[str] = []
+    token_index = 0
+    for part in parts:
+        if part.startswith('"'):
+            rendered.append(part[1:-1])
+        elif part.startswith("\\"):
+            rendered.append(part[1:])
+        elif not part[0].isalpha():
+            rendered.append(part)
+        else:
+            token = tokens[token_index]
+            before = tokens[token_index - 1] if token_index else ""
+            after = tokens[token_index + 1] if token_index + 1 < len(tokens) else ""
+            token_index += 1
+            if token in ("m", "mm", "d", "dd", "h", "hh", "s", "ss"):
+                minute = token in ("m", "mm") and (
+                    before in ("h", "hh") or after in ("s", "ss")
+                )
+                if isinstance(value, time) and token in ("m", "mm") and not minute:
+                    return str(value)
+                if minute or token.startswith(("h", "s")):
+                    if not isinstance(dt, datetime):
+                        return str(value)
+                    number = (
+                        dt.minute
+                        if minute
+                        else dt.second
+                        if token.startswith("s")
+                        else dt.hour
+                    )
+                    if token.startswith("h") and twelve_hour:
+                        number = number % 12 or 12
+                else:
+                    number = dt.day if token.startswith("d") else dt.month
+                rendered.append(str(number).zfill(len(token)))
+            elif token == "am/pm":
+                if not isinstance(dt, datetime):
+                    return str(value)
+                rendered.append(part[:2] if dt.hour < 12 else part[3:])
+            elif token == "mmmmm":
+                if isinstance(value, time):
+                    return str(value)
+                rendered.append(dt.strftime("%B")[:1])
+            else:
+                directive = {
+                    "yyyy": "%Y",
+                    "yy": "%y",
+                    "mmm": "%b",
+                    "mmmm": "%B",
+                    "ddd": "%a",
+                    "dddd": "%A",
+                }[token]
+                rendered.append(dt.strftime(directive))
+    return "".join(rendered)
+
+
 # Maps an openpyxl chart object's ``tagname`` (the DrawingML element name, e.g.
 # "barChart") to the docling picture-classification label we tag the emitted
 # PictureItem with. Chart types not listed fall back to OTHER_CHART.
@@ -1423,7 +1601,7 @@ def has_content(r: int, c: int) -> bool:
                 if merged_cell_index.is_shadow(cell):
                     continue
 
-                cell_text = str(cell.value) if cell.value is not None else ""
+                cell_text = _displayed_cell_text(cell)
 
                 # Compute Spans
                 row_span, col_span = merged_cell_index.span_at(ri, rj)
@@ -2262,7 +2440,9 @@ def _resolve_reference(self, ref: str, max_cells: int) -> list[str]:
         ``"'Duck Observations'!$B$2:$B$7"``.  ``_chart_range`` finds the sheet
         and the bounds to read, and we read the *cached* values from the
         workbook (the backend loads with ``data_only=True``, so we get computed
-        numbers, not formulas).  Values are returned in row-major order.
+        numbers, not formulas). Values are returned in row-major order without
+        display formatting, so chart data keeps the precision of the cached
+        values.
 
         Args:
             ref: A range reference string, optionally sheet-qualified.
diff --git a/tests/data/xlsx/groundtruth/xlsx_02_sample_sales_data.xlsm.json b/tests/data/xlsx/groundtruth/xlsx_02_sample_sales_data.xlsm.json
index 4f9ced6b52..f5144a8255 100644
--- a/tests/data/xlsx/groundtruth/xlsx_02_sample_sales_data.xlsm.json
+++ b/tests/data/xlsx/groundtruth/xlsx_02_sample_sales_data.xlsm.json
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 2,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-01 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-01 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 3,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-02 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-02 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 4,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-03 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-03 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 5,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-04 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-04 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 6,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-05 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-05 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 7,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-06 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-06 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 8,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-07 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-07 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 9,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-08 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-08 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 10,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-09 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-09 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 11,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-10 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-10 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 12,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-11 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-11 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 13,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-12 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-12 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 14,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-13 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-13 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 15,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-14 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-14 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 16,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-15 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-15 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 17,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-16 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-16 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 18,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-17 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-17 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 19,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-18 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-18 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 20,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-19 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-19 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@
             "end_row_offset_idx": 21,
             "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
             "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-            "text": "2024-01-20 00:00:00",
+            "text": "2024-01-20 0:00:00",
             "column_header": false,
             "row_header": false,
             "row_section": false,
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 2,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-01 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-01 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 3,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-02 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-02 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 4,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-03 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-03 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 5,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-04 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-04 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 6,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-05 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-05 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 7,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-06 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-06 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 8,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-07 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-07 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 9,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-08 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-08 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 10,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-09 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-09 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 11,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-10 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-10 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 12,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-11 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-11 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 13,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-12 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-12 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 14,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-13 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-13 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 15,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-14 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-14 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 16,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-15 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-15 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 17,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-16 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-16 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -2109,7 +2109,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 18,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-17 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-17 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 19,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-18 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-18 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 20,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-19 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-19 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@
               "end_row_offset_idx": 21,
               "start_col_offset_idx": 1,
               "end_col_offset_idx": 2,
-              "text": "2024-01-20 00:00:00",
+              "text": "2024-01-20 0:00:00",
               "column_header": false,
               "row_header": false,
               "row_section": false,
diff --git a/tests/data/xlsx/groundtruth/xlsx_02_sample_sales_data.xlsm.md b/tests/data/xlsx/groundtruth/xlsx_02_sample_sales_data.xlsm.md
index 5a78d56756..af72a812d0 100644
--- a/tests/data/xlsx/groundtruth/xlsx_02_sample_sales_data.xlsm.md
+++ b/tests/data/xlsx/groundtruth/xlsx_02_sample_sales_data.xlsm.md
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 
 | Product | Date | Quantity | Revenue |
 | - | - | - | - |
-| Widget A | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 | 5 | 5000 |
-| Widget B | 2024-01-02 00:00:00 | 10 | 12000 |
-| Widget C | 2024-01-03 00:00:00 | 3 | 3000 |
-| Widget D | 2024-01-04 00:00:00 | 8 | 8000 |
-| Widget A | 2024-01-05 00:00:00 | 7 | 7000 |
-| Widget B | 2024-01-06 00:00:00 | 6 | 6000 |
-| Widget C | 2024-01-07 00:00:00 | 12 | 15000 |
-| Widget D | 2024-01-08 00:00:00 | 9 | 9000 |
-| Widget A | 2024-01-09 00:00:00 | 4 | 4000 |
-| Widget B | 2024-01-10 00:00:00 | 11 | 11000 |
-| Widget C | 2024-01-11 00:00:00 | 5 | 5000 |
-| Widget D | 2024-01-12 00:00:00 | 8 | 8500 |
-| Widget A | 2024-01-13 00:00:00 | 6 | 6200 |
-| Widget B | 2024-01-14 00:00:00 | 7 | 7100 |
-| Widget C | 2024-01-15 00:00:00 | 10 | 10500 |
-| Widget D | 2024-01-16 00:00:00 | 3 | 3200 |
-| Widget A | 2024-01-17 00:00:00 | 9 | 9400 |
-| Widget B | 2024-01-18 00:00:00 | 12 | 12500 |
-| Widget C | 2024-01-19 00:00:00 | 6 | 6100 |
-| Widget D | 2024-01-20 00:00:00 | 8 | 8900 |
\ No newline at end of file
+| Widget A | 2024-01-01 0:00:00 | 5 | 5000 |
+| Widget B | 2024-01-02 0:00:00 | 10 | 12000 |
+| Widget C | 2024-01-03 0:00:00 | 3 | 3000 |
+| Widget D | 2024-01-04 0:00:00 | 8 | 8000 |
+| Widget A | 2024-01-05 0:00:00 | 7 | 7000 |
+| Widget B | 2024-01-06 0:00:00 | 6 | 6000 |
+| Widget C | 2024-01-07 0:00:00 | 12 | 15000 |
+| Widget D | 2024-01-08 0:00:00 | 9 | 9000 |
+| Widget A | 2024-01-09 0:00:00 | 4 | 4000 |
+| Widget B | 2024-01-10 0:00:00 | 11 | 11000 |
+| Widget C | 2024-01-11 0:00:00 | 5 | 5000 |
+| Widget D | 2024-01-12 0:00:00 | 8 | 8500 |
+| Widget A | 2024-01-13 0:00:00 | 6 | 6200 |
+| Widget B | 2024-01-14 0:00:00 | 7 | 7100 |
+| Widget C | 2024-01-15 0:00:00 | 10 | 10500 |
+| Widget D | 2024-01-16 0:00:00 | 3 | 3200 |
+| Widget A | 2024-01-17 0:00:00 | 9 | 9400 |
+| Widget B | 2024-01-18 0:00:00 | 12 | 12500 |
+| Widget C | 2024-01-19 0:00:00 | 6 | 6100 |
+| Widget D | 2024-01-20 0:00:00 | 8 | 8900 |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_backend_msexcel.py b/tests/test_backend_msexcel.py
index f35085da07..9bb8c0d131 100644
--- a/tests/test_backend_msexcel.py
+++ b/tests/test_backend_msexcel.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import tracemalloc
 import zipfile
 from collections.abc import Iterator
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, time, timedelta
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 )
 from docling_core.types.doc.document import DEFAULT_CONTENT_LAYERS
 from openpyxl import Workbook, load_workbook
+from openpyxl.chart import BarChart, Reference
 from openpyxl.comments import Comment
 from openpyxl.worksheet.merge import MergedCellRange
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     ExcelCell,
     ExcelTable,
     MsExcelDocumentBackend,
+    _format_excel_value,
     _order_comment_thread,
 )
 from docling.datamodel.backend_options import MsExcelBackendOptions
@@ -454,6 +456,48 @@ def test_chartsheet_data_values(documents) -> None:
     assert found_310, "Should find the value 310 (total ducks for 2024) in the document"
 
 
+def test_chart_data_keeps_raw_values_in_formatted_cells(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    workbook = Workbook()
+    sheet = workbook.active
+    sheet.title = "Sales"
+    sheet.append(["Month", "Revenue"])
+    sheet.append([datetime(2025, 2, 1), 1234.5])
+    sheet.append([datetime(2025, 3, 1), 99.125])
+    for row in (2, 3):
+        sheet.cell(row, 1).number_format = "mmm-yy"
+        sheet.cell(row, 2).number_format = '"$"#,##0.00'
+    chart = BarChart()
+    chart.add_data(
+        Reference(sheet, min_col=2, min_row=1, max_row=3), titles_from_data=True
+    )
+    chart.set_categories(Reference(sheet, min_col=1, min_row=2, max_row=3))
+    sheet.add_chart(chart, "D1")
+    path = tmp_path / "formatted_chart_data.xlsx"
+    workbook.save(path)
+
+    document = get_converter().convert(path).document
+    assert len(document.tables) == 1
+    worksheet_grid = {
+        (cell.start_row_offset_idx, cell.start_col_offset_idx): cell.text
+        for cell in document.tables[0].data.table_cells
+    }
+    assert worksheet_grid[(1, 0)] == "Feb-25"
+    assert worksheet_grid[(1, 1)] == "$1,234.50"
+    assert worksheet_grid[(2, 1)] == "$99.13"
+    assert len(document.pictures) == 1
+    chart_data = document.pictures[0].meta.tabular_chart.chart_data
+    assert (chart_data.num_rows, chart_data.num_cols) == (3, 2)
+    chart_grid = {
+        (cell.start_row_offset_idx, cell.start_col_offset_idx): cell.text
+        for cell in chart_data.table_cells
+    }
+    assert chart_grid[(0, 1)] == "Revenue"
+    assert chart_grid[(1, 0)] == "2025-02-01"
+    assert chart_grid[(2, 0)] == "2025-03-01"
+    assert chart_grid[(1, 1)] == "1234.5"
+    assert chart_grid[(2, 1)] == "99.125"
+
+
 def test_chart_parsing_disabled() -> None:
     """Test that parse_charts=False suppresses chart pictures.
 
@@ -1173,6 +1217,139 @@ def test_find_data_tables_handles_a_filled_last_excel_row(tmp_path):
     assert table.data.table_cells[0].text == "last row"
 
 
+def test_format_excel_value_matches_excel_display() -> None:
+    """Currency, percent, and mmm-yy formats keep the text Excel shows."""
+    assert _format_excel_value(12.5, '"$"#,##0.00') == "$12.50"
+    assert _format_excel_value(0.1, "0%") == "10%"
+    assert _format_excel_value(datetime(2025, 2, 1), "mmm-yy") == "Feb-25"
+    assert (
+        _format_excel_value(
+            datetime(2024, 1, 2, 0, 0),
+            "yyyy\\-mm\\-dd\\ hh:mm:ss",
+        )
+        == "2024-01-02 00:00:00"
+    )
+    assert _format_excel_value(12.5, "General") == "12.5"
+    assert _format_excel_value(1, "\\1\\.0#") == "1"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "value,number_format,expected",
+    [
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1), "mm-dd-yy", "2025-02-01"),
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1, 13, 30), "m/d/yy h:mm", "2025-02-01 13:30:00"),
+        (time(0, 7, 45), "mm:ss", "07:45"),
+        (time(13, 30), "h:mm AM/PM", "1:30 PM"),
+        (time(13, 30), "h:mm am/pm", "1:30 pm"),
+        (time(0, 7), "hh:mm am/pm", "12:07 am"),
+        (time(0, 7), "hh:mm AM/PM", "12:07 AM"),
+        (time(13, 30), "h:mm", "13:30"),
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1), "d-mmm-yy", "1-Feb-25"),
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1), "mmmmm", "F"),
+        (datetime(2025, 3, 1), "mmmmm d", "M 1"),
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1), '"mmmmm "mmmmm', "mmmmm F"),
+        (time(13, 30), "mmmmm", "13:30:00"),
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1), '"Due "mmm d', "Due Feb 1"),
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1), '"Due; "mmm d', "Due; Feb 1"),
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1), "yyyy-mm-dd", "2025-02-01"),
+        (12.5, "[$$-409]#,##0.00", "$12.50"),
+        (-5, '"$"#,##0.00_);\\("$"#,##0.00\\)', "($5.00)"),
+        (-5, '"$"#,##0.00;[Red]"$"-#,##0.00', "$-5.00"),
+        (-5, '"$"#,##0.00', "-$5.00"),
+        (0.125, "0%", "13%"),
+        (-0.125, "0%", "-13%"),
+        (0.0125, "0.00%", "1.25%"),
+        (12.5, '"$"#,##0', "$13"),
+        (-12.5, '"$"#,##0', "-$13"),
+        (1234.565, '"$"#,##0.00', "$1,234.57"),
+        (0, '"$"0;("$"0);"-"', "-"),
+        (0, '"$"0;("$"0);', ""),
+        (12.5, '0.00"$"', "12.50$"),
+        # Unsupported formats retain the value instead of dropping format semantics.
+        (timedelta(days=1, hours=2, minutes=7), "[h]:mm:ss", "1 day, 2:07:00"),
+        (datetime(2025, 2, 1), "[$-409]mmmm d, yyyy", "2025-02-01 00:00:00"),
+        (0.125, "[>=1]0%;0.0%", "0.125"),
+        (12.5, '"$"0.##', "12.5"),
+        (12.5, '"$0"0.00', "12.5"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_excel_number_format_tokens_and_sections(
+    value, number_format, expected
+) -> None:
+    assert _format_excel_value(value, number_format) == expected
+
+
+def test_xlsx_number_formats_survive_document_conversion(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    workbook = Workbook()
+    sheet = workbook.active
+    rows = [
+        ("Date", datetime(2025, 2, 1), "mm-dd-yy", "2025-02-01"),
+        ("Minutes", time(0, 7, 45), "mm:ss", "07:45"),
+        ("Afternoon", time(13, 30), "h:mm AM/PM", "1:30 PM"),
+        ("Lowercase afternoon", time(13, 30), "h:mm am/pm", "1:30 pm"),
+        ("Month initial", datetime(2025, 2, 1), "mmmmm", "F"),
+        ("Due", datetime(2025, 2, 1), '"Due "mmm d', "Due Feb 1"),
+        ("Negative", -5, '"$"#,##0.00_);\\("$"#,##0.00\\)', "($5.00)"),
+        ("Percent", 0.125, "0%", "13%"),
+        ("Currency", 12.5, "[$$-409]#,##0", "$13"),
+        ("Duration", timedelta(hours=26, minutes=7), "[h]:mm:ss", "1 day, 2:07:00"),
+    ]
+    sheet.append(["Format", "Value"])
+    for row_index, (label, value, number_format, _) in enumerate(rows, start=2):
+        sheet.cell(row_index, 1, label)
+        sheet.cell(row_index, 2, value).number_format = number_format
+    path = tmp_path / "number_format_tokens.xlsx"
+    workbook.save(path)
+
+    document = get_converter().convert(path).document
+    table = document.tables[0].data
+    assert [
+        (cell.start_row_offset_idx, cell.text)
+        for cell in table.table_cells
+        if cell.start_col_offset_idx == 1
+    ] == [
+        (0, "Value"),
+        *[(index, expected) for index, (_, _, _, expected) in enumerate(rows, start=1)],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_xlsx_keeps_excel_number_formats(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Table cell text uses the stored number format, not str(value)."""
+    workbook = Workbook()
+    sheet = workbook.active
+    sheet.title = "Order"
+    sheet["A1"] = "Item"
+    sheet["B1"] = "Qty"
+    sheet["C1"] = "Price"
+    sheet["D1"] = "Line total"
+    sheet["A2"] = "Orange juice"
+    sheet["B2"] = 10
+    sheet["C2"] = 12.5
+    sheet["C2"].number_format = '"$"#,##0.00'
+    sheet["D2"] = 125
+    sheet["D2"].number_format = '"$"#,##0.00'
+    sheet["C4"] = "Discount"
+    sheet["D4"] = 0.1
+    sheet["D4"].number_format = "0%"
+    sheet["C5"] = "Order month"
+    sheet["D5"] = datetime(2025, 2, 1)
+    sheet["D5"].number_format = "mmm-yy"
+    file_path = tmp_path / "number_formats.xlsx"
+    workbook.save(file_path)
+
+    converter = get_converter()
+    doc = converter.convert(file_path).document
+    cells = {cell.text for table in doc.tables for cell in table.data.table_cells}
+
+    assert "$12.50" in cells
+    assert "$125.00" in cells
+    assert "10%" in cells
+    assert "Feb-25" in cells
+    assert "12.5" not in cells
+    assert "0.1" not in cells
+    assert "2025-02-01 00:00:00" not in cells
+
+
 def test_emf_images_in_xlsx(libreoffice_available):
     """Test that EMF images embedded in XLSX files are extracted via LibreOffice.