diff --git a/.changeset/mean-queens-act.md b/.changeset/mean-queens-act.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a895ba5705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-queens-act.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-newrelic': patch
+---
+
+Fixed bug in NewRelicComponent component where table would not sort correctly for numerical values.
diff --git a/plugins/newrelic/src/components/NewRelicFetchComponent/NewRelicFetchComponent.tsx b/plugins/newrelic/src/components/NewRelicFetchComponent/NewRelicFetchComponent.tsx
index e626e6a6d2..0cd1c3b14c 100644
--- a/plugins/newrelic/src/components/NewRelicFetchComponent/NewRelicFetchComponent.tsx
+++ b/plugins/newrelic/src/components/NewRelicFetchComponent/NewRelicFetchComponent.tsx
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 export const NewRelicAPMTable = ({ applications }: NewRelicApplications) => {
   const columns: TableColumn[] = [
     { title: 'Application', field: 'name' },
-    { title: 'Response Time', field: 'responseTime' },
-    { title: 'Throughput', field: 'throughput' },
-    { title: 'Error Rate', field: 'errorRate' },
+    { title: 'Response Time (ms)', field: 'responseTime' },
+    { title: 'Throughput (rpm)', field: 'throughput' },
+    { title: 'Error Rate (%)', field: 'errorRate' },
     { title: 'Instance Count', field: 'instanceCount' },
     { title: 'Apdex', field: 'apdexScore' },
   ];
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ export const NewRelicAPMTable = ({ applications }: NewRelicApplications) => {
 
     return {
       name,
-      responseTime: `${responseTime} ms`,
-      throughput: `${throughput} rpm`,
-      errorRate: `${errorRate}%`,
+      responseTime,
+      throughput,
+      errorRate,
       instanceCount,
       apdexScore,
     };