diff --git a/esphome/components/cse7766/cse7766.cpp b/esphome/components/cse7766/cse7766.cpp
index b4b282dff97..c68c348be0d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/cse7766/cse7766.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/cse7766/cse7766.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ void CSE7766Component::loop() {
     this->raw_data_index_ = 0;
   }
 
-  // All current UART available() implementations return >= 0,
-  // use <= 0 to future-proof against any that may return negative on error.
+  // Early return avoids stack adjustment for the batch buffer below
+  // and prevents updating last_transmission_ when no data is available.
+  // loop() runs ~7000/min so most calls have nothing to read.
   int avail = this->available();
   if (avail <= 0) {
     return;