diff --git a/src/app/(app)/dashboard2/page.tsx b/src/app/(app)/dashboard2/page.tsx
index 3621b16..141deb7 100644
--- a/src/app/(app)/dashboard2/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(app)/dashboard2/page.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   Gauge,
   CheckCircle,
   AlertCircle,
+  DollarSign,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import getPocketBase from "@/lib/pocketbase";
@@ -176,18 +177,19 @@ export default function RepDashboardPage() {
       </div>
 
       {/* Row 3: this month's money */}
-      <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-2">
-        <DashboardCard title="Selling vs Cost" subtitle="This month" icon={ShoppingCart} accentColor={CHART.green}>
-          <BarChart
-            data={[{ label: "This month", values: [monthRevenue.selling, monthRevenue.cost] }]}
-            series={[
-              { label: "Selling", color: CHART.green },
-              { label: "Cost", color: CHART.muted },
-            ]}
-            height={180}
-          />
-        </DashboardCard>
-
+      <div className="grid gap-3 grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
+        <RepCurrencyKpiCard
+          label="Selling"
+          value={monthRevenue.selling}
+          icon={DollarSign}
+          accentColor={CHART.green}
+        />
+        <RepCurrencyKpiCard
+          label="Cost"
+          value={monthRevenue.cost}
+          icon={DollarSign}
+          accentColor={CHART.muted}
+        />
         <DashboardCard title="Markup %" subtitle="This month" icon={Gauge} accentColor={CHART.purple}>
           {monthRevenue.markupPct === null ? (
             <div className="py-8 text-center text-muted-foreground">
@@ -247,6 +249,36 @@ function RepKpiCard({
   );
 }
 
+function RepCurrencyKpiCard({
+  label,
+  value,
+  icon: Icon,
+  accentColor,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: number;
+  icon: React.ComponentType<{ className?: string; style?: React.CSSProperties }>;
+  accentColor: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <DashboardCard accentColor={accentColor} padding="p-4">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 mb-2">
+        <div className="text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-muted-foreground">{label}</div>
+        <div
+          className="grid h-7 w-7 place-items-center rounded-md shrink-0"
+          style={{ background: withAlpha(accentColor, 14), color: accentColor }}
+        >
+          <Icon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" style={{ color: accentColor }} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight tabular-nums" style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-jetbrains-mono), monospace" }}>
+        {formatZar(value)}
+      </div>
+      <div className="mt-0.5 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">This month</div>
+    </DashboardCard>
+  );
+}
+
 function RepList({
   items,
   emptyLabel,
diff --git a/src/lib/server/rep-dashboard-service.test.ts b/src/lib/server/rep-dashboard-service.test.ts
index ba85aea..e2c2b5e 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/rep-dashboard-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/rep-dashboard-service.test.ts
@@ -102,36 +102,37 @@ function where(collection: string, filter: string): Record<string, unknown>[] {
   return items.filter((item) => evalOr(item, filter.trim()));
 }
 
-const pbMock = {
-  autoCancellation: () => undefined,
-  collection: (name: string) => ({
-    async getList(page = 1, perPage = 25, opts: { filter?: string } = {}) {
-      const all = where(name, opts.filter || "");
-      const totalItems = all.length;
-      const start = (page - 1) * perPage;
-      return {
-        items: all.slice(start, start + perPage),
-        totalItems,
-        totalPages: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(totalItems / perPage)),
-        page,
-        perPage,
-      };
-    },
-    async getFullList(opts: { filter?: string } = {}) {
-      return where(name, opts.filter || "");
-    },
-  }),
-};
+const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const store: Record<string, StoreMap> = {};
+  const pbMock = {
+    autoCancellation: () => undefined,
+    collection: (name: string) => ({
+      async getList(page = 1, perPage = 25, opts: { filter?: string } = {}) {
+        const all = where(name, opts.filter || "");
+        const totalItems = all.length;
+        const start = (page - 1) * perPage;
+        return {
+          items: all.slice(start, start + perPage),
+          totalItems,
+          totalPages: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(totalItems / perPage)),
+          page,
+          perPage,
+        };
+      },
+      async getFullList(opts: { filter?: string } = {}) {
+        return where(name, opts.filter || "");
+      },
+    }),
+  };
+  return { store, pbMock };
+});
+
+const pbMock = hoisted.pbMock;
 
 vi.mock("./pocketbase-admin", () => ({
   getAdminPocketBase: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve(hoisted.pbMock)),
 }));
 
-const hoisted = vi.hoisted(() => {
-  const store: Record<string, StoreMap> = {};
-  return { store };
-});
-
 const REP_ID = "rep1";
 const OTHER_REP_ID = "rep2";
 const NOW = new Date("2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z"); // a Thursday
diff --git a/src/lib/server/rep-dashboard-service.ts b/src/lib/server/rep-dashboard-service.ts
index 293d334..131a964 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/rep-dashboard-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/rep-dashboard-service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const ORDERS_COLLECTION = "orders";
 
 const QUOTE_VOLUME_WEEKS = 8;
 const OUTSTANDING_LIST_CAP = 8;
+const OUTSTANDING_ORDER_ITEMS_CAP = 200;
 const MONTH_ORDER_ITEM_LIMIT = 1000;
 
 type AdminPocketBase = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getAdminPocketBase>>;
@@ -145,15 +146,38 @@ export async function getRepDashboardData(
     }),
   );
 
-  /* ---------- outstandingQuotes ---------- */
-  const outstandingQuotesResult = await pb
-    .collection(QUOTES_COLLECTION)
-    .getList(1, OUTSTANDING_LIST_CAP, {
+  /* ---------- outstandingQuotes, outstandingOrders probe, monthRevenue ----------
+   * These three queries are independent — fan them out in parallel so the
+   * page load is bounded by the slowest one (~80-150ms) instead of their
+   * sum (~300-500ms). The follow-up `orders` fetch for outstandingOrders
+   * stays sequential because it needs the deduped order ids from the probe.
+   */
+  const [
+    outstandingQuotesResult,
+    outstandingOrderItems,
+    monthOrderItems,
+  ] = await Promise.all([
+    pb.collection(QUOTES_COLLECTION).getList(1, OUTSTANDING_LIST_CAP, {
       filter: `${repFilter} && (status = "new" || status = "claimed") && is_template != true`,
       sort: "-created",
       fields: "id,quote_number",
       expand: "customer",
-    });
+    }),
+    pb.collection(getOrderItemsCollectionName()).getList<{ order?: string }>(
+      1,
+      OUTSTANDING_ORDER_ITEMS_CAP,
+      {
+        filter: `${orderRepFilter} && (${tabGroupFilter("new")})`,
+        fields: "order",
+      },
+    ),
+    pb.collection(getOrderItemsCollectionName()).getList(1, MONTH_ORDER_ITEM_LIMIT, {
+      filter: `${orderRepFilter} && ${rangeFilter("created", thisMonthStart, nextMonthStart)}`,
+      fields: "id,quantity,order_qty,selling_price,cost_price",
+    }),
+  ]);
+
+  /* ---------- outstandingQuotes ---------- */
   const outstandingQuotes = {
     total: outstandingQuotesResult.totalItems || 0,
     items: (outstandingQuotesResult.items as unknown as Array<{
@@ -168,14 +192,14 @@ export async function getRepDashboardData(
   };
 
   /* ---------- outstandingOrders ---------- */
-  const outstandingOrderItems = await pb
-    .collection(getOrderItemsCollectionName())
-    .getFullList<{ order?: string }>({
-      filter: `${orderRepFilter} && (${tabGroupFilter("new")})`,
-      fields: "order",
-    });
+  // Badge total = distinct order ids we saw in the capped probe. With
+  // 200 items and avg 1-3 items/order in the new tab, this covers ~70-200
+  // distinct orders — way more than the 8 we display. For a busy rep the
+  // count can understate true total, but the badge is "how many are on
+  // my plate right now" — capping to 200 keeps the probe to a single PB
+  // round-trip instead of paginating through every matching item.
   const outstandingOrderIds = Array.from(
-    new Set(outstandingOrderItems.map((it) => it.order).filter((id): id is string => !!id)),
+    new Set(outstandingOrderItems.items.map((it) => it.order).filter((id): id is string => !!id)),
   );
   let outstandingOrdersItems: { id: string; order_number: string; customer_name: string | null }[] = [];
   if (outstandingOrderIds.length > 0) {
@@ -203,12 +227,6 @@ export async function getRepDashboardData(
   };
 
   /* ---------- monthRevenue ---------- */
-  const monthOrderItems = await pb
-    .collection(getOrderItemsCollectionName())
-    .getList(1, MONTH_ORDER_ITEM_LIMIT, {
-      filter: `${orderRepFilter} && ${rangeFilter("created", thisMonthStart, nextMonthStart)}`,
-      fields: "id,quantity,order_qty,selling_price,cost_price",
-    });
   let selling = 0;
   let cost = 0;
   for (const it of monthOrderItems.items as unknown as Array<{