diff --git a/esphome/components/inkbird_ibsth1_mini/inkbird_ibsth1_mini.cpp b/esphome/components/inkbird_ibsth1_mini/inkbird_ibsth1_mini.cpp
index 94c22ae84de..c53d8e50298 100644
--- a/esphome/components/inkbird_ibsth1_mini/inkbird_ibsth1_mini.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/inkbird_ibsth1_mini/inkbird_ibsth1_mini.cpp
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ bool InkbirdIbstH1Mini::parse_device(const esp32_ble_tracker::ESPBTDevice &devic
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "parse_device(): service_data is expected to be empty");
     return false;
   }
-  auto mnf_datas = device.get_manufacturer_datas();
+  const auto &mnf_datas = device.get_manufacturer_datas();
   if (mnf_datas.size() != 1) {
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "parse_device(): manufacturer_datas is expected to have a single element");
     return false;
   }
-  auto mnf_data = mnf_datas[0];
+  const auto &mnf_data = mnf_datas[0];
   if (mnf_data.uuid.get_uuid().len != ESP_UUID_LEN_16) {
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "parse_device(): manufacturer data element is expected to have uuid of length 16");
     return false;
diff --git a/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/speaker_media_player.cpp b/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/speaker_media_player.cpp
index 930373c6fcd..ab11a89c3f4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/speaker_media_player.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/speaker/media_player/speaker_media_player.cpp
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ void SpeakerMediaPlayer::control(const media_player::MediaPlayerCall &call) {
     media_command.announce = false;
   }
 
-  auto media_url = call.get_media_url();
+  const auto &media_url = call.get_media_url();
   if (media_url.has_value()) {
     media_command.url =
         new std::string(*media_url);  // Must be manually deleted after receiving media_command from a queue
diff --git a/esphome/components/speaker_source/speaker_source_media_player.cpp b/esphome/components/speaker_source/speaker_source_media_player.cpp
index 2caab828fb4..87fd4fe9ed5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/speaker_source/speaker_source_media_player.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/speaker_source/speaker_source_media_player.cpp
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ void SpeakerSourceMediaPlayer::control(const media_player::MediaPlayerCall &call
     }
   }
 
-  auto media_url = call.get_media_url();
+  const auto &media_url = call.get_media_url();
   if (media_url.has_value()) {
     auto command = call.get_command();
     bool enqueue = command.has_value() && command.value() == media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_COMMAND_ENQUEUE;