diff --git a/esphome/components/output/float_output.cpp b/esphome/components/output/float_output.cpp
index 0d536d0946..d9f2db559c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/output/float_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/output/float_output.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ void FloatOutput::set_level(float state) {
     this->power_.unrequest();
   }
 #endif
-
-  float adjusted_value = (state * (this->max_power_ - this->min_power_)) + this->min_power_;
   if (this->is_inverted())
-    adjusted_value = 1.0f - adjusted_value;
+    state = 1.0f - state;
+  float adjusted_value = (state * (this->max_power_ - this->min_power_)) + this->min_power_;
   this->write_state(adjusted_value);
 }