diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/59059_profile_tasks.yml b/changelogs/fragments/59059_profile_tasks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..64906383bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/59059_profile_tasks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- profile_tasks - typecast result before slicing it (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/59059).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
index dad832df4d5..28b086a4bac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         timestamp(self)
         self.current = None
 
-        results = self.stats.items()
+        results = list(self.stats.items())
 
         # Sort the tasks by the specified sort
         if self.sort_order is not None: