diff --git a/dataprofiler/profilers/float_column_profile.py b/dataprofiler/profilers/float_column_profile.py
index cb509ec41..b816f221c 100644
--- a/dataprofiler/profilers/float_column_profile.py
+++ b/dataprofiler/profilers/float_column_profile.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def _get_float_precision(
         # length of sampled cells after all punctuation removed
         len_per_float = (
             df_series_clean.sample(sample_size).replace(to_replace=r, value="").map(len)
-        )
+        ).astype(float)
 
         # Determine statistics precision
         precision_sum = len_per_float.sum()