diff --git a/rules/config b/rules/config
index 3e1ea29911e..52861900db2 100644
--- a/rules/config
+++ b/rules/config
@@ -396,3 +396,10 @@ BUILD_SKIP_TEST ?= n
 # but may use stale layers if base images changed without version bumps.
 # Recommended for local development; CI should leave this disabled.
 # SONIC_CONFIG_USE_DOCKER_CACHE = y
+
+# SONIC_CONFIG_USE_CCACHE - use ccache to speed up C/C++ compilation
+# When enabled, ccache caches compilation results so that rebuilds of
+# unchanged source files are near-instant. The cache is stored in
+# target/ccache/ and persists across builds.
+# Default: disabled (no impact on clean builds without a warm cache)
+SONIC_CONFIG_USE_CCACHE ?= n
diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index c1175f09891..e47c8d8377c 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -319,6 +319,19 @@ ifeq ($(SONIC_PROFILING_ON),y)
 DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC := nostrip noopt
 endif
 
+# ccache configuration — prepend /usr/lib/ccache to PATH so that gcc/g++/cc/c++
+# calls are intercepted by ccache symlinks. Cache is stored under target/ccache/
+# and persists across builds for near-instant recompilation of unchanged files.
+CCACHE_ENV =
+ifeq ($(SONIC_CONFIG_USE_CCACHE),y)
+ifeq ($(shell command -v ccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo notfound),notfound)
+$(error SONIC_CONFIG_USE_CCACHE=y but 'ccache' is not installed in the build environment)
+endif
+CCACHE_DIR := $(abspath $(TARGET_PATH)/ccache/$(BLDENV))
+CCACHE_ENV = PATH=/usr/lib/ccache:$$PATH CCACHE_DIR=$(CCACHE_DIR) CCACHE_BASEDIR=$(BUILD_WORKDIR) CCACHE_COMPILERCHECK=content CCACHE_UMASK=022
+$(shell mkdir -p $(CCACHE_DIR))
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(SONIC_BUILD_JOBS),)
 override SONIC_BUILD_JOBS := $(SONIC_CONFIG_BUILD_JOBS)
 endif
@@ -431,6 +444,7 @@ $(info "SONIC_BUILD_JOBS"                : "$(SONIC_BUILD_JOBS)")
 $(info "SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS"          : "$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS)")
 $(info "USE_NATIVE_DOCKERD_FOR_BUILD"    : "$(SONIC_CONFIG_USE_NATIVE_DOCKERD_FOR_BUILD)")
 $(info "USE_DOCKER_CACHE"               : "$(SONIC_CONFIG_USE_DOCKER_CACHE)")
+$(info "SONIC_CONFIG_USE_CCACHE"         : "$(SONIC_CONFIG_USE_CCACHE)")
 $(info "USERNAME"                        : "$(USERNAME)")
 $(info "PASSWORD"                        : "$(PASSWORD)")
 $(info "CHANGE_DEFAULT_PASSWORD"         : "$(CHANGE_DEFAULT_PASSWORD)")
@@ -815,7 +829,7 @@ $(addprefix $(DEBS_PATH)/, $(SONIC_MAKE_DEBS)) : $(DEBS_PATH)/% : .platform $$(a
 		if [ -f $($*_SRC_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*_SRC_PATH) && ( quilt pop -a -f 1>/dev/null 2>&1 || true ) && QUILT_PATCHES=../$(notdir $($*_SRC_PATH)).patch quilt push -a; popd; fi $(LOG)
 		# Build project and take package
 		$(SETUP_OVERLAYFS_FOR_DPKG_ADMINDIR)
-		DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC}" $(ANT_DEB_CONFIG) $(CROSS_COMPILE_FLAGS) make -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) DEST=$(shell pwd)/$(DEBS_PATH) -C $($*_SRC_PATH) $(shell pwd)/$(DEBS_PATH)/$* $(LOG)
+		$(CCACHE_ENV) DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC}" $(ANT_DEB_CONFIG) $(CROSS_COMPILE_FLAGS) make -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) DEST=$(shell pwd)/$(DEBS_PATH) -C $($*_SRC_PATH) $(shell pwd)/$(DEBS_PATH)/$* $(LOG)
 		# Clean up
 		if [ -f $($*_SRC_PATH).patch/series ]; then pushd $($*_SRC_PATH) && quilt pop -a -f; [ -d .pc ] && rm -rf .pc; popd; fi $(LOG)
 
@@ -861,8 +875,8 @@ $(addprefix $(DEBS_PATH)/, $(SONIC_DPKG_DEBS)) : $(DEBS_PATH)/% : .platform $$(a
 		if [ -f ./autogen.sh ]; then ./autogen.sh $(LOG); fi
 		$(SETUP_OVERLAYFS_FOR_DPKG_ADMINDIR)
 		$(if $($*_DPKG_TARGET),
-			${$*_BUILD_ENV} DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC} ${$*_DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS}" DEB_BUILD_PROFILES="${$*_DEB_BUILD_PROFILES}" $(ANT_DEB_CONFIG) $(CROSS_COMPILE_FLAGS) timeout --preserve-status -s 9 -k 10 $(BUILD_PROCESS_TIMEOUT) dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b $(ANT_DEB_CROSS_OPT) -us -uc -tc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) --as-root -T$($*_DPKG_TARGET) --admindir $$mergedir $(LOG),
-			${$*_BUILD_ENV} DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC} ${$*_DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS}" DEB_BUILD_PROFILES="${$*_DEB_BUILD_PROFILES}" $(ANT_DEB_CONFIG) $(CROSS_COMPILE_FLAGS) timeout --preserve-status -s 9 -k 10 $(BUILD_PROCESS_TIMEOUT) dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b $(ANT_DEB_CROSS_OPT) -us -uc -tc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) --admindir $$mergedir $(LOG)
+			${$*_BUILD_ENV} $(CCACHE_ENV) DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC} ${$*_DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS}" DEB_BUILD_PROFILES="${$*_DEB_BUILD_PROFILES}" $(ANT_DEB_CONFIG) $(CROSS_COMPILE_FLAGS) timeout --preserve-status -s 9 -k 10 $(BUILD_PROCESS_TIMEOUT) dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b $(ANT_DEB_CROSS_OPT) -us -uc -tc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) --as-root -T$($*_DPKG_TARGET) --admindir $$mergedir $(LOG),
+			${$*_BUILD_ENV} $(CCACHE_ENV) DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS_GENERIC} ${$*_DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS}" DEB_BUILD_PROFILES="${$*_DEB_BUILD_PROFILES}" $(ANT_DEB_CONFIG) $(CROSS_COMPILE_FLAGS) timeout --preserve-status -s 9 -k 10 $(BUILD_PROCESS_TIMEOUT) dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b $(ANT_DEB_CROSS_OPT) -us -uc -tc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS) --admindir $$mergedir $(LOG)
 		)
 		popd $(LOG_SIMPLE)
 		# Clean up
@@ -1867,15 +1881,20 @@ jessie : $$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$$(JESSIE_DOCKER_IMAGES)) \
 ###############################################################################
 
 ###############################################################################
-## Build report — post-build timing and dependency analysis
+## ccache targets
 ###############################################################################
+ccache-stats :
+ifeq ($(SONIC_CONFIG_USE_CCACHE),y)
+	CCACHE_DIR=$(CCACHE_DIR) ccache -s
+else
+	@echo "ccache is not enabled. Set SONIC_CONFIG_USE_CCACHE=y in rules/config.user"
+endif
+
+ccache-clear :
+	rm -rf $(TARGET_PATH)/ccache
+	@echo "ccache cleared"
 
-build-report:
-	@echo "=== Generating build timing report ==="
-	@bash $(PROJECT_ROOT)/scripts/build-timing-report.sh $(TARGET_PATH)
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "=== Generating dependency graph analysis ==="
-	@python3 $(PROJECT_ROOT)/scripts/build-dep-graph.py $(PROJECT_ROOT)
+.PHONY : ccache-stats ccache-clear
 
 .PHONY : $(SONIC_CLEAN_DEBS) $(SONIC_CLEAN_FILES) $(SONIC_CLEAN_PHONIES) $(SONIC_CLEAN_TARGETS) $(SONIC_CLEAN_STDEB_DEBS) $(SONIC_CLEAN_WHEELS) $(SONIC_PHONY_TARGETS) clean distclean configure build-report
 
diff --git a/sonic-slave-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
index 9d6ebe792b1..0c0f809089f 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y eatmydata && eatmydata apt-get install
         pigz \
         git \
         build-essential \
+        ccache \
         remake \
         libtool \
         lintian \
diff --git a/sonic-slave-trixie/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-trixie/Dockerfile.j2
index 95499638d9d..8cfdf8e24a2 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-trixie/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-trixie/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y eatmydata && eatmydata apt-get install
         pigz \
         git \
         build-essential \
+        ccache \
         remake \
         libtool \
         lintian \