diff --git a/tests/lmeval/test_lmeval.py b/tests/lmeval/test_lmeval.py
index a44cd042f..deee4117f 100644
--- a/tests/lmeval/test_lmeval.py
+++ b/tests/lmeval/test_lmeval.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from llmcompressor.core import active_session
 from tests.e2e.e2e_utils import run_oneshot_for_e2e_testing
 from tests.test_timer.timer_utils import get_singleton_manager, log_time
-from tests.testing_utils import requires_gpu
+from tests.testing_utils import cached_lm_eval_run, requires_gpu
 
 
 class LmEvalConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ def test_lm_eval(self, test_data_file: str):
         self.tear_down()
 
     @log_time
+    @cached_lm_eval_run
     def _eval_base_model(self):
-        """Evaluate the base (uncompressed) model."""
+        """Evaluate the base (uncompressed) model with caching."""
         model_args = {**self.lmeval.model_args, "pretrained": self.model}
 
         results = lm_eval.simple_evaluate(
diff --git a/tests/testing_utils.py b/tests/testing_utils.py
index 4ce6a5de6..001ff96c2 100644
--- a/tests/testing_utils.py
+++ b/tests/testing_utils.py
@@ -1,20 +1,87 @@
 import dataclasses
 import enum
+import hashlib
+import json
 import logging
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
+from functools import wraps
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import PIPE, STDOUT, run
-from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Union
 
 import pytest
 import torch
 import yaml
 from datasets import Dataset
+from loguru import logger
 from transformers import ProcessorMixin
 
 TEST_DATA_FILE = os.environ.get("TEST_DATA_FILE", None)
+DISABLE_LMEVAL_CACHE = os.environ.get("DISABLE_LMEVAL_CACHE", "").lower() in (
+    "1",
+    "true",
+    "yes",
+)
+LMEVAL_CACHE_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("LMEVAL_CACHE_DIR", ".lmeval_cache"))
+
+
+def _sha256_hash(text: str, length: Optional[int] = None) -> str:
+    hash_result = hashlib.sha256(text.encode()).hexdigest()
+    return hash_result[:length] if length else hash_result
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class LMEvalCacheKey:
+    model: str
+    task: str
+    num_fewshot: int
+    limit: int
+    batch_size: int
+    model_args_hash: str
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_test_instance(cls, test_instance: Any) -> "LMEvalCacheKey":
+        lmeval = test_instance.lmeval
+        model_args_json = json.dumps(lmeval.model_args, sort_keys=True)
+
+        return cls(
+            model=test_instance.model,
+            task=lmeval.task,
+            num_fewshot=lmeval.num_fewshot,
+            limit=lmeval.limit,
+            batch_size=lmeval.batch_size,
+            model_args_hash=_sha256_hash(model_args_json),
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def cache_filepath(self) -> Path:
+        key_components = (
+            f"{self.model}_{self.task}_{self.num_fewshot}_"
+            f"{self.limit}_{self.batch_size}_{self.model_args_hash}"
+        )
+        return LMEVAL_CACHE_DIR / f"{_sha256_hash(key_components, 16)}.json"
+
+    def get_cached_result(self) -> Optional[dict]:
+        if not self.cache_filepath.exists():
+            return
+
+        try:
+            with open(self.cache_filepath) as f:
+                return json.load(f)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to load cache from {self.cache_filepath}: {e}")
+            return
+
+    def store_result(self, result: dict) -> None:
+        try:
+            self.cache_filepath.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            with open(self.cache_filepath, "w") as f:
+                json.dump(result, f, default=str)
+            logger.info(f"LM-Eval cache WRITE: {self.cache_filepath}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to save cache to {self.cache_filepath}: {e}")
 
 
 # TODO: maybe test type as decorators?
@@ -300,3 +367,24 @@ def requires_cadence(cadence: Union[str, List[str]]) -> Callable:
     return pytest.mark.skipif(
         (current_cadence not in cadence), reason="cadence mismatch"
     )
+
+
+def cached_lm_eval_run(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+    @wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if DISABLE_LMEVAL_CACHE:
+            logger.info("LM-Eval cache disabled")
+            return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        cache_key = LMEvalCacheKey.from_test_instance(self)
+
+        if (cached_result := cache_key.get_cached_result()) is not None:
+            logger.info(f"LM-Eval cache HIT: {cache_key.cache_filepath}")
+            return cached_result
+
+        logger.info(f"LM-Eval cache MISS: {cache_key.cache_filepath}")
+        result = func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        cache_key.store_result(result)
+        return result
+
+    return wrapper