diff --git a/collections/max_by.ts b/collections/max_by.ts
index 968875e2d824..9ca8d5e1b595 100644
--- a/collections/max_by.ts
+++ b/collections/max_by.ts
@@ -137,16 +137,41 @@ export function maxBy<T>(
     | ((el: T) => bigint)
     | ((el: T) => Date),
 ): T | undefined {
-  let max: T | undefined;
-  let maxValue: ReturnType<typeof selector> | undefined;
+  if (Array.isArray(array)) {
+    const length = array.length;
+    if (length === 0) return undefined;
 
-  for (const current of array) {
-    const currentValue = selector(current);
+    let max: T = array[0]!;
+    let maxValue = selector(max);
 
-    if (maxValue === undefined || currentValue > maxValue) {
-      max = current;
+    for (let i = 1; i < length; i++) {
+      const current = array[i]!;
+      const currentValue = selector(current);
+      if (currentValue > maxValue) {
+        max = current;
+        maxValue = currentValue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return max;
+  }
+
+  const iter = array[Symbol.iterator]();
+  const first = iter.next();
+
+  if (first.done) return undefined;
+
+  let max: T = first.value;
+  let maxValue = selector(max);
+
+  let next = iter.next();
+  while (!next.done) {
+    const currentValue = selector(next.value);
+    if (currentValue > maxValue) {
+      max = next.value;
       maxValue = currentValue;
     }
+    next = iter.next();
   }
 
   return max;
diff --git a/collections/max_by_test.ts b/collections/max_by_test.ts
index e5b4b95a0e83..c57f8cfedcdb 100644
--- a/collections/max_by_test.ts
+++ b/collections/max_by_test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2025 the Deno authors. MIT license.
 
-import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert";
+import { assertEquals, assertStrictEquals } from "@std/assert";
 import { maxBy } from "./max_by.ts";
 
 Deno.test("maxBy() handles array input", () => {
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ Deno.test("maxBy() handles array input with multiple max", () => {
   assertEquals(max, { name: "John", age: 42 });
 });
 
+Deno.test("maxBy() handles single element array", () => {
+  assertEquals(maxBy([42], (i) => i), 42);
+});
+
 Deno.test("maxBy() handles array of positive numbers", () => {
   const input = [2, 3, 5];
 
@@ -72,6 +76,18 @@ Deno.test("maxBy() handles of empty array", () => {
   assertEquals(max, undefined);
 });
 
+Deno.test("maxBy() handles empty input", () => {
+  const emptyArray: Array<{ age: number }> = [];
+  const max = maxBy(emptyArray, (it) => it.age);
+
+  assertEquals(max, undefined);
+});
+
+Deno.test("maxBy() handles empty generator", () => {
+  function* gen(): Generator<number> {}
+  assertEquals(maxBy(gen(), (i) => i), undefined);
+});
+
 Deno.test("maxBy() handles array of numbers with multiple max", () => {
   const input = [2, 3, 5, 5];
 
@@ -96,6 +112,12 @@ Deno.test("maxBy() handles array of numbers with NaN", () => {
   assertEquals(max, 5);
 });
 
+Deno.test("maxBy() handles NaN at first position", () => {
+  const input = [NaN, 2, 3];
+  const max = maxBy(input, (i) => i);
+  assertEquals(max, NaN);
+});
+
 Deno.test("maxBy() handles no mutation", () => {
   const input = [2, 3, 5];
 
@@ -104,11 +126,11 @@ Deno.test("maxBy() handles no mutation", () => {
   assertEquals(input, [2, 3, 5]);
 });
 
-Deno.test("maxBy() handles empty input", () => {
-  const emptyArray: Array<{ age: number }> = [];
-  const max = maxBy(emptyArray, (it) => it.age);
-
-  assertEquals(max, undefined);
+Deno.test("maxBy() returns same object reference", () => {
+  const john = { name: "John", age: 42 };
+  const input = [{ name: "Kyle", age: 34 }, john, { name: "Anna", age: 23 }];
+  const max = maxBy(input, (i) => i.age);
+  assertStrictEquals(max, john);
 });
 
 Deno.test({
@@ -136,3 +158,36 @@ Deno.test({
     assertEquals(maxBy(input, (it) => new Date(it)), "February 1, 2022");
   },
 });
+
+Deno.test("maxBy() handles generator input", () => {
+  function* gen() {
+    yield { name: "Kyle", age: 34 };
+    yield { name: "John", age: 42 };
+    yield { name: "Anna", age: 23 };
+  }
+  const max = maxBy(gen(), (i) => i.age);
+  assertEquals(max, { name: "John", age: 42 });
+});
+
+Deno.test("maxBy() handles single element generator", () => {
+  function* gen() {
+    yield 42;
+  }
+  assertEquals(maxBy(gen(), (i) => i), 42);
+});
+
+Deno.test("maxBy() handles Set input", () => {
+  const input = new Set([5, 2, 8, 1, 9]);
+  const max = maxBy(input, (i) => i);
+  assertEquals(max, 9);
+});
+
+Deno.test("maxBy() handles Map values", () => {
+  const input = new Map([
+    ["a", { age: 34 }],
+    ["b", { age: 23 }],
+    ["c", { age: 45 }],
+  ]);
+  const max = maxBy(input.values(), (i) => i.age);
+  assertEquals(max, { age: 45 });
+});
diff --git a/collections/min_by.ts b/collections/min_by.ts
index dee32c2ee4df..93a1c042815f 100644
--- a/collections/min_by.ts
+++ b/collections/min_by.ts
@@ -135,16 +135,41 @@ export function minBy<T>(
     | ((el: T) => bigint)
     | ((el: T) => Date),
 ): T | undefined {
-  let min: T | undefined;
-  let minValue: ReturnType<typeof selector> | undefined;
+  if (Array.isArray(array)) {
+    const length = array.length;
+    if (length === 0) return undefined;
 
-  for (const current of array) {
-    const currentValue = selector(current);
+    let min: T = array[0]!;
+    let minValue = selector(min);
 
-    if (minValue === undefined || currentValue < minValue) {
-      min = current;
+    for (let i = 1; i < length; i++) {
+      const current = array[i]!;
+      const currentValue = selector(current);
+      if (currentValue < minValue) {
+        min = current;
+        minValue = currentValue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return min;
+  }
+
+  const iter = array[Symbol.iterator]();
+  const first = iter.next();
+
+  if (first.done) return undefined;
+
+  let min: T = first.value;
+  let minValue = selector(min);
+
+  let next = iter.next();
+  while (!next.done) {
+    const currentValue = selector(next.value);
+    if (currentValue < minValue) {
+      min = next.value;
       minValue = currentValue;
     }
+    next = iter.next();
   }
 
   return min;
diff --git a/collections/min_by_test.ts b/collections/min_by_test.ts
index b52c338e411c..c9f0b1459e11 100644
--- a/collections/min_by_test.ts
+++ b/collections/min_by_test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2025 the Deno authors. MIT license.
 
-import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert";
+import { assertEquals, assertStrictEquals } from "@std/assert";
 import { minBy } from "./min_by.ts";
 
 Deno.test("minBy() handles array input", () => {
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ Deno.test("minBy() handles array input with multiple min", () => {
   assertEquals(min, { name: "Anna", age: 23 });
 });
 
+Deno.test("minBy() handles single element array", () => {
+  assertEquals(minBy([42], (i) => i), 42);
+});
+
 Deno.test("minBy() handles array of positive numbers", () => {
   const input = [2, 3, 5];
 
@@ -72,6 +76,19 @@ Deno.test("minBy() handles of empty array", () => {
   assertEquals(min, undefined);
 });
 
+Deno.test("minBy() handles empty input", () => {
+  const input: Array<{ age: number }> = [];
+
+  const min = minBy(input, (i) => i.age);
+
+  assertEquals(min, undefined);
+});
+
+Deno.test("minBy() handles empty generator", () => {
+  function* gen(): Generator<number> {}
+  assertEquals(minBy(gen(), (i) => i), undefined);
+});
+
 Deno.test("minBy() handles array of numbers with multiple min", () => {
   const input = [2, 3, 5, 5];
 
@@ -96,6 +113,12 @@ Deno.test("minBy() handles array of numbers with NaN", () => {
   assertEquals(min, 2);
 });
 
+Deno.test("minBy() handles NaN at first position", () => {
+  const input = [NaN, 2, 3];
+  const min = minBy(input, (i) => i);
+  assertEquals(min, NaN);
+});
+
 Deno.test("minBy() handles no mutation", () => {
   const input = [2, 3, 5, NaN];
 
@@ -104,12 +127,11 @@ Deno.test("minBy() handles no mutation", () => {
   assertEquals(input, [2, 3, 5, NaN]);
 });
 
-Deno.test("minBy() handles empty input", () => {
-  const input: Array<{ age: number }> = [];
-
+Deno.test("minBy() returns same object reference", () => {
+  const anna = { name: "Anna", age: 23 };
+  const input = [{ name: "Kyle", age: 34 }, anna, { name: "John", age: 42 }];
   const min = minBy(input, (i) => i.age);
-
-  assertEquals(min, undefined);
+  assertStrictEquals(min, anna);
 });
 
 Deno.test({
@@ -137,3 +159,36 @@ Deno.test({
     assertEquals(minBy(input, (it) => new Date(it)), "December 17, 1995");
   },
 });
+
+Deno.test("minBy() handles generator input", () => {
+  function* gen() {
+    yield { name: "Kyle", age: 34 };
+    yield { name: "John", age: 42 };
+    yield { name: "Anna", age: 23 };
+  }
+  const min = minBy(gen(), (i) => i.age);
+  assertEquals(min, { name: "Anna", age: 23 });
+});
+
+Deno.test("minBy() handles single element generator", () => {
+  function* gen() {
+    yield 42;
+  }
+  assertEquals(minBy(gen(), (i) => i), 42);
+});
+
+Deno.test("minBy() handles Set input", () => {
+  const input = new Set([5, 2, 8, 1, 9]);
+  const min = minBy(input, (i) => i);
+  assertEquals(min, 1);
+});
+
+Deno.test("minBy() handles Map values", () => {
+  const input = new Map([
+    ["a", { age: 34 }],
+    ["b", { age: 23 }],
+    ["c", { age: 45 }],
+  ]);
+  const min = minBy(input.values(), (i) => i.age);
+  assertEquals(min, { age: 23 });
+});