diff --git a/vendor/magento/module-company/Model/SaveValidator/SanitizeRegion.php b/vendor/magento/module-company/Model/SaveValidator/SanitizeRegion.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4592ab614d06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-company/Model/SaveValidator/SanitizeRegion.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * ADOBE CONFIDENTIAL
+ *
+ * Copyright 2026 Adobe
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * NOTICE: All information contained herein is, and remains
+ * the property of Adobe and its suppliers, if any. The intellectual
+ * and technical concepts contained herein are proprietary to Adobe
+ * and its suppliers and are protected by all applicable intellectual
+ * property laws, including trade secret and copyright laws.
+ * Dissemination of this information or reproduction of this material
+ * is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained
+ * from Adobe.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidator;
+
+use Magento\Company\Api\Data\CompanyInterface;
+use Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidatorInterface;
+use Magento\Framework\Filter\StripTags;
+
+/**
+ * Sanitizes the company region value.
+ */
+class SanitizeRegion implements SaveValidatorInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @param CompanyInterface $company
+     * @param StripTags $stripTags
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly CompanyInterface $company,
+        private readonly StripTags $stripTags
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        $region = $this->company->getRegion();
+        if (empty($region)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $sanitized = trim($this->stripTags->filter($region));
+        $this->company->setRegion($sanitized);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vendor/magento/module-company/Ui/Component/Form/Field/Company/Options.php b/vendor/magento/module-company/Ui/Component/Form/Field/Company/Options.php
index 51abde37a55d..e884e112e6c0 100644
--- a/vendor/magento/module-company/Ui/Component/Form/Field/Company/Options.php
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-company/Ui/Component/Form/Field/Company/Options.php
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ private function formatItems(array $searchResult): array
             return [
                 'label' => $company->getCompanyName(),
                 'value' => $company->getId(),
-                'text' => sprintf('%s, %s', $company->getCountryId(), $region)
+                'text' => sprintf('%s, %s', $company->getCountryId(), $region),
+                '__disableTmpl' => true
             ];
         }, $searchResult);
     }
diff --git a/vendor/magento/module-company/etc/di.xml b/vendor/magento/module-company/etc/di.xml
index fc9922cba5a3..07fac4b356a5 100644
--- a/vendor/magento/module-company/etc/di.xml
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-company/etc/di.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
                 <item name="companyId" xsi:type="string">\Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidator\CompanyId</item>
                 <item name="requiredFields" xsi:type="string">\Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidator\RequiredFields</item>
                 <item name="companyName" xsi:type="string">\Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidator\SanitizeCompanyName</item>
+                <item name="companyRegion" xsi:type="string">\Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidator\SanitizeRegion</item>
                 <item name="salesRepresentative" xsi:type="string">\Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidator\SalesRepresentative</item>
                 <item name="customerGroup" xsi:type="string">\Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidator\CustomerGroup</item>
                 <item name="companyStatus" xsi:type="string">\Magento\Company\Model\SaveValidator\CompanyStatus</item>