diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e464228b9..a76113f1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+-   [PERF] Speed up balanced homogeneous NumPy `pivot_longer` reshapes by
+    slicing value groups positionally. - Issue #1656, PR #1668 @samukweku
 -   [ENH] Avoid copying column data during `conditional_join` input
     validation. - Issue #1645, PR #1642 @samukweku
 -   [ENH] Speed up `conditional_join` with an unsorted right join key and
diff --git a/janitor/functions/pivot.py b/janitor/functions/pivot.py
index 74ef094d6..d8c649c4d 100644
--- a/janitor/functions/pivot.py
+++ b/janitor/functions/pivot.py
@@ -1772,27 +1772,45 @@ def _stack_dot_value_multiple_labels(
         df = df.sort_index(axis=1)
     contents = {}
     indexer = None
-    for label in range(_value.size):
-        frame = df.loc[:, [label]]
-        any_extension_array = (
-            frame.dtypes.map(is_extension_array_dtype).any(axis=None).item()
-        )
-        if sort_by_appearance and any_extension_array:
-            frame = _build_content_extension_array(df=frame)
-            if indexer is None:
-                indexer = _build_indexer_reorder_contents(
-                    length=len_df,
-                    reps=reps,
-                )
-            frame = frame.take(indexer)
-        elif any_extension_array:
-            frame = _build_content_extension_array(df=frame)
-        elif sort_by_appearance:
-            frame = frame._values.ravel(order="C")
-        else:
-            frame = frame._values.ravel(order="F")
-        label = _value[label]
-        contents[label] = frame
+    balanced = _index.size == max_count
+    # A balanced single-block NumPy frame is already laid out in contiguous
+    # value groups, so positional slices avoid repeated DataFrame selection
+    # and dtype inspection. Keep fragmented and extension-backed frames on
+    # the dtype-preserving path below.
+    manager = df._mgr
+    homogeneous_numpy = balanced and manager.is_single_block
+    homogeneous_numpy = homogeneous_numpy and not is_extension_array_dtype(
+        manager.blocks[0].dtype
+    )
+    if homogeneous_numpy:
+        values = df._values
+        order = "C" if sort_by_appearance else "F"
+        for position, label in enumerate(_value):
+            start = position * reps
+            stop = start + reps
+            contents[label] = values[:, start:stop].ravel(order=order)
+    else:
+        for label in range(_value.size):
+            frame = df.loc[:, [label]]
+            any_extension_array = (
+                frame.dtypes.map(is_extension_array_dtype).any(axis=None).item()
+            )
+            if sort_by_appearance and any_extension_array:
+                frame = _build_content_extension_array(df=frame)
+                if indexer is None:
+                    indexer = _build_indexer_reorder_contents(
+                        length=len_df,
+                        reps=reps,
+                    )
+                frame = frame.take(indexer)
+            elif any_extension_array:
+                frame = _build_content_extension_array(df=frame)
+            elif sort_by_appearance:
+                frame = frame._values.ravel(order="C")
+            else:
+                frame = frame._values.ravel(order="F")
+            label = _value[label]
+            contents[label] = frame
     nulls = _build_nulls(contents=contents, dropna=dropna)
     index = _build_index(
         index=index,
diff --git a/tests/functions/test_pivot_longer.py b/tests/functions/test_pivot_longer.py
index 9741242dc..bf0edfd00 100644
--- a/tests/functions/test_pivot_longer.py
+++ b/tests/functions/test_pivot_longer.py
@@ -1753,3 +1753,42 @@ def test_dropna_sort_by_appearance():
     )
 
     assert_frame_equal(actual, expected)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "dtype",
+    ["int64", "float64", "bool", "datetime64[ns]", "timedelta64[ns]"],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("sort_by_appearance", [False, True])
+def test_balanced_homogeneous_numpy_multiple_values(dtype, sort_by_appearance):
+    """Preserve order and dtype for balanced homogeneous NumPy values."""
+    values = np.arange(12).reshape(3, 4)
+    if dtype == "bool":
+        values = values % 2 == 0
+    elif dtype == "datetime64[ns]":
+        values = values.astype("timedelta64[D]") + np.datetime64("2020-01-01")
+    else:
+        values = values.astype(dtype)
+    df = pd.DataFrame(values, columns=["x_1", "x_2", "y_1", "y_2"])
+
+    actual = df.pivot_longer(
+        names_to=(".value", "position"),
+        names_sep="_",
+        sort_by_appearance=sort_by_appearance,
+    )
+
+    order = "C" if sort_by_appearance else "F"
+    positions = np.array(["1", "2"])
+    if sort_by_appearance:
+        positions = np.tile(positions, len(df))
+    else:
+        positions = positions.repeat(len(df))
+    expected = pd.DataFrame(
+        {
+            "position": positions,
+            "x": df.loc[:, ["x_1", "x_2"]]._values.ravel(order=order),
+            "y": df.loc[:, ["y_1", "y_2"]]._values.ravel(order=order),
+        }
+    )
+
+    assert_frame_equal(actual, expected)