diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/donut_chart_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/donut_chart_controller.js
index 933c7f2b0..0e9219141 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/donut_chart_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/donut_chart_controller.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as d3 from "d3";
 
 // Connects to data-controller="donut-chart"
 export default class extends Controller {
-  static targets = ["chartContainer", "contentContainer", "defaultContent"];
+  static targets = ["chartContainer", "contentContainer", "defaultContent", "amount"];
   static values = {
     segments: { type: Array, default: [] },
     unusedSegmentId: { type: String, default: "unused" },
@@ -21,12 +21,27 @@ export default class extends Controller {
   #minSegmentAngle = 0.02; // Minimum angle in radians (~1.15 degrees)
   #padAngle = 0.005; // Spacing between segments (~0.29 degrees)
   #visiblePaths = null;
+  #resizeObserver = null;
+  #measureCanvas = null;
+  // Largest square inscribed in a circle has side D/√2 ≈ 0.707·D. A single
+  // line of text only needs horizontal room, so 0.78 leaves a touch of
+  // padding without being overly conservative.
+  #innerRingTextWidthRatio = 0.78;
+  // ~text-sm (0.875rem at the default 16px root). Acceptance criterion is
+  // "shrink proportionally, never below text-sm".
+  #minAmountFontSizePx = 14;
 
   connect() {
     this.#draw();
+    this.#fitAmountTargets();
     document.addEventListener("turbo:load", this.#redraw);
     this.element.addEventListener("mouseleave", this.#clearSegmentHover);
     this.contentContainerTarget.addEventListener("mouseleave", this.#clearSegmentHover);
+
+    if (typeof ResizeObserver !== "undefined" && this.hasChartContainerTarget) {
+      this.#resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => this.#fitAmountTargets());
+      this.#resizeObserver.observe(this.chartContainerTarget);
+    }
   }
 
   disconnect() {
@@ -34,6 +49,11 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     document.removeEventListener("turbo:load", this.#redraw);
     this.element.removeEventListener("mouseleave", this.#clearSegmentHover);
     this.contentContainerTarget.removeEventListener("mouseleave", this.#clearSegmentHover);
+
+    if (this.#resizeObserver) {
+      this.#resizeObserver.disconnect();
+      this.#resizeObserver = null;
+    }
   }
 
   get #data() {
@@ -202,6 +222,10 @@ export default class extends Controller {
 
     this.defaultContentTarget.classList.add("hidden");
     template.classList.remove("hidden");
+
+    // The newly-visible amount is now in flow; re-fit in case the container
+    // size has changed since initial draw.
+    this.#fitAmountTargets(template);
   }
 
   // Restores original segment colors and hides segment specific content
@@ -254,4 +278,72 @@ export default class extends Controller {
 
     paths.style("opacity", null); // Clear inline opacity style
   }
+
+  // Shrinks amount text down so it never overflows the inner ring of the
+  // donut. Re-runs on draw, on resize, and when a segment template becomes
+  // visible. Optional `scope` limits the work to a subtree (e.g. the segment
+  // that just appeared).
+  #fitAmountTargets(scope = null) {
+    if (!this.hasChartContainerTarget || !this.hasAmountTarget) return;
+
+    // The donut SVG uses `preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet"`, so the actual
+    // rendered diameter is the *smaller* of the container's width and height.
+    // Using width alone over-estimates available room in non-square cells
+    // (e.g. the budget show page renders the donut inside a grid column that
+    // grows wider than tall on large viewports).
+    const rect = this.chartContainerTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const containerSize = Math.min(rect.width, rect.height);
+    if (containerSize <= 0) return;
+
+    const innerDiameterRatio =
+      (this.#viewBoxSize - 2 * this.segmentHeightValue) / this.#viewBoxSize;
+    const availableWidth = containerSize * innerDiameterRatio * this.#innerRingTextWidthRatio;
+    if (availableWidth <= 0) return;
+
+    const targets = scope
+      ? this.amountTargets.filter((el) => scope.contains(el))
+      : this.amountTargets;
+
+    targets.forEach((el) => this.#fitAmountElement(el, availableWidth));
+  }
+
+  #fitAmountElement(element, availableWidth) {
+    // Reset previous inline sizing so we measure at the source size each pass.
+    element.style.fontSize = "";
+
+    const text = element.textContent.trim();
+    if (!text) return;
+
+    const computed = window.getComputedStyle(element);
+    const baseFontSize = Number.parseFloat(computed.fontSize);
+    if (!baseFontSize) return;
+
+    // Canvas-based measurement works for hidden elements (segment_<id>
+    // templates start with `display: none`), where scrollWidth would be 0.
+    const intrinsicWidth = this.#measureTextWidth(text, computed, baseFontSize);
+    if (intrinsicWidth <= 0 || intrinsicWidth <= availableWidth) return;
+
+    const scaled = Math.max(
+      this.#minAmountFontSizePx,
+      Math.floor((availableWidth / intrinsicWidth) * baseFontSize),
+    );
+
+    if (Math.abs(scaled - baseFontSize) >= 1) {
+      element.style.fontSize = `${scaled}px`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  #measureTextWidth(text, computed, fontSize) {
+    if (!this.#measureCanvas) {
+      this.#measureCanvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+    }
+    const ctx = this.#measureCanvas.getContext("2d");
+    if (!ctx) return 0;
+
+    const fontStyle = computed.fontStyle || "normal";
+    const fontWeight = computed.fontWeight || "400";
+    const fontFamily = computed.fontFamily || "sans-serif";
+    ctx.font = `${fontStyle} ${fontWeight} ${fontSize}px ${fontFamily}`;
+    return ctx.measureText(text).width;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/_budget_donut.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/_budget_donut.html.erb
index 15c88046f..9982c6920 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/_budget_donut.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/_budget_donut.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           <span><%= t(".spent") %></span>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="mb-2 text-3xl font-medium privacy-sensitive <%= budget.available_to_spend.negative? ? "text-red-500" : "text-primary" %>">
+        <div data-donut-chart-target="amount" class="mb-2 text-3xl font-medium privacy-sensitive whitespace-nowrap <%= budget.available_to_spend.negative? ? "text-destructive" : "text-primary" %>">
           <%= format_money(budget.actual_spending_money) %>
         </div>
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
           href: edit_budget_path(budget)
         ) %>
       <% else %>
-        <div class="text-subdued text-3xl mb-2 privacy-sensitive">
+        <div data-donut-chart-target="amount" class="text-subdued text-3xl mb-2 privacy-sensitive whitespace-nowrap">
           <span><%= format_money Money.new(0, budget.currency || budget.family.currency) %></span>
         </div>
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
             <p class="text-sm text-secondary"><%= bc.category.name %></p>
           </div>
 
-          <p class="text-3xl font-medium privacy-sensitive <%= bc.available_to_spend.negative? ? "text-red-500" : "text-primary" %>">
+          <p data-donut-chart-target="amount" class="text-3xl font-medium privacy-sensitive whitespace-nowrap <%= bc.available_to_spend.negative? ? "text-destructive" : "text-primary" %>">
             <%= format_money(bc.actual_spending_money) %>
           </p>
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <div id="segment_unused" class="hidden">
       <p class="text-sm text-secondary text-center mb-2"><%= t(".unused") %></p>
 
-      <p class="text-3xl font-medium text-primary privacy-sensitive">
+      <p data-donut-chart-target="amount" class="text-3xl font-medium text-primary privacy-sensitive whitespace-nowrap">
         <%= format_money(budget.available_to_spend_money) %>
       </p>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/views/pages/dashboard/_outflows_donut.html.erb b/app/views/pages/dashboard/_outflows_donut.html.erb
index 8e563e528..452395dc0 100644
--- a/app/views/pages/dashboard/_outflows_donut.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pages/dashboard/_outflows_donut.html.erb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                 <span><%= t("pages.dashboard.outflows_donut.total_outflows") %></span>
               </div>
 
-              <div class="text-3xl font-medium text-primary privacy-sensitive">
+              <div data-donut-chart-target="amount" class="text-3xl font-medium text-primary privacy-sensitive whitespace-nowrap">
                 <%= format_money Money.new(outflows_data[:total], outflows_data[:currency]) %>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                 <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 items-center">
                   <p class="text-sm text-secondary"><%= category[:name] %></p>
 
-                  <p class="text-3xl font-medium text-primary privacy-sensitive">
+                  <p data-donut-chart-target="amount" class="text-3xl font-medium text-primary privacy-sensitive whitespace-nowrap">
                     <%= outflows_data[:currency_symbol] %><%= number_with_delimiter(category[:amount], delimiter: ",") %>
                   </p>