diff --git a/show/muxcable.py b/show/muxcable.py
index c52dfa6d0e81..41a3c7c4d52d 100644
--- a/show/muxcable.py
+++ b/show/muxcable.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import re
 import utilities_common.cli as clicommon
 from natsort import natsorted
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from operator import itemgetter
 from sonic_py_common import multi_asic
 from swsscommon.swsscommon import SonicV2Connector, ConfigDBConnector
 from swsscommon import swsscommon
@@ -1003,11 +1005,12 @@ def metrics(db, port, json_output):
         metrics_dict[asic_index] = per_npu_statedb[asic_index].get_all(
             per_npu_statedb[asic_index].STATE_DB, 'MUX_METRICS_TABLE|{}'.format(port))
 
+        ordered_dict = OrderedDict(sorted(metrics_dict[asic_index].items(), key=itemgetter(1)))
         if json_output:
-            click.echo("{}".format(json.dumps(metrics_dict[asic_index], indent=4)))
+            click.echo("{}".format(json.dumps(ordered_dict, indent=4)))
         else:
             print_data = []
-            for key, val in metrics_dict[asic_index].items():
+            for key, val in ordered_dict.items():
                 print_port_data = []
                 print_port_data.append(port)
                 print_port_data.append(key)
diff --git a/tests/muxcable_test.py b/tests/muxcable_test.py
index 2d63a5d4823b..fc04fcc0754b 100644
--- a/tests/muxcable_test.py
+++ b/tests/muxcable_test.py
@@ -209,17 +209,17 @@
 PORT       EVENT                         TIME
 ---------  ----------------------------  ---------------------------
 Ethernet0  linkmgrd_switch_active_start  2021-May-13 10:00:21.420898
-Ethernet0  linkmgrd_switch_standby_end   2021-May-13 10:01:15.696728
-Ethernet0  xcvrd_switch_standby_end      2021-May-13 10:01:15.696051
 Ethernet0  xcvrd_switch_standby_start    2021-May-13 10:01:15.690835
+Ethernet0  xcvrd_switch_standby_end      2021-May-13 10:01:15.696051
+Ethernet0  linkmgrd_switch_standby_end   2021-May-13 10:01:15.696728
 """
 
 show_muxcable_metrics_expected_output_json = """\
 {
     "linkmgrd_switch_active_start": "2021-May-13 10:00:21.420898",
-    "linkmgrd_switch_standby_end": "2021-May-13 10:01:15.696728",
+    "xcvrd_switch_standby_start": "2021-May-13 10:01:15.690835",
     "xcvrd_switch_standby_end": "2021-May-13 10:01:15.696051",
-    "xcvrd_switch_standby_start": "2021-May-13 10:01:15.690835"
+    "linkmgrd_switch_standby_end": "2021-May-13 10:01:15.696728"
 }
 """