diff --git a/esphome/espidf/framework.py b/esphome/espidf/framework.py
index 9d5d7f9c1a..b40ea8cd39 100644
--- a/esphome/espidf/framework.py
+++ b/esphome/espidf/framework.py
@@ -759,9 +759,11 @@ def _prefetch_idf_tool_archives(
             entries.append(entry)
         if not entries:
             return
+        cached = sum((dist_path / entry["dest"]).is_file() for entry in entries)
         _LOGGER.info(
-            "Downloading %d ESP-IDF tool archive(s): %s",
+            "Downloading %d ESP-IDF tool archive(s)%s: %s",
             len(entries),
+            f" ({cached} cached, verifying)" if cached else "",
             ", ".join(entry["name"] for entry in entries),
         )
 
diff --git a/esphome/espidf/install_tool_archives.py b/esphome/espidf/install_tool_archives.py
index a1104d5c40..052080ca6b 100644
--- a/esphome/espidf/install_tool_archives.py
+++ b/esphome/espidf/install_tool_archives.py
@@ -88,9 +88,14 @@ def main() -> None:
             ex.submit(install_one, tool, name, version)
             for (name, version), tool in pending.items()
         ]
+        try:
+            results = [future.result() for future in futures]
+        except BaseException:  # pragma: no cover
+            # Ctrl-C: drop queued extractions; in-flight ones finish whole
+            ex.shutdown(wait=True, cancel_futures=True)
+            raise
     # A survivor could fool the installer; every job failing is systematic.
     # Either way a nonzero exit makes the caller warn
-    results = [future.result() for future in futures]
     failed = sum(result is not True for result in results)
     if failed:
         print(f"{failed} of {len(results)} pre-extractions failed", file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_espidf_framework.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_espidf_framework.py
index 6dbb5ebe9f..1c15427712 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_espidf_framework.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_espidf_framework.py
@@ -1026,13 +1026,16 @@ def test_prefetch_downloads_archives_concurrently(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert download.call_count == 6
 
 
-def test_prefetch_reverifies_already_downloaded_archives(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+def test_prefetch_reverifies_already_downloaded_archives(
+    tmp_path: Path, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+) -> None:
     """A pre-existing archive is not skipped: download_with_resume keeps it
     only when the sha256 matches, so the pre-extraction can trust it."""
     dist = get_idf_tools_path() / "dist"
     dist.mkdir(parents=True)
     (dist / "cmake-3.30.2.tar.gz").write_bytes(b"cached")
     with (
+        caplog.at_level(logging.INFO),
         patch(
             "esphome.espidf.framework.run_command",
             return_value=(True, _PREFETCH_JSON, ""),
@@ -1046,6 +1049,8 @@ def test_prefetch_reverifies_already_downloaded_archives(tmp_path: Path) -> None
         dist / "cmake-3.30.2.tar.gz",
         dist / "ninja.zip",
     ]
+    # The log distinguishes verifying cached archives from real downloads
+    assert "Downloading 2 ESP-IDF tool archive(s) (1 cached, verifying)" in caplog.text
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(