diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/inherit/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/inherit/benchmark/benchmark.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be532084341b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/inherit/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2026 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var isFunction = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-function' );
+var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
+var inherit = require( './../lib' );
+
+
+// MAIN //
+
+bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
+	var out;
+	var i;
+
+	function Foo() {
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	Foo.prototype.beep = function beep() {
+		return 'boop';
+	};
+
+	function Bar() {
+		Foo.call( this );
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		out = inherit( Bar, Foo );
+		if ( typeof out !== 'function' ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return a function' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isFunction( out ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return a function' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/inherit/package.json b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/inherit/package.json
index 3f0b4daec9d6..0c273664ed63 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/inherit/package.json
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/inherit/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   ],
   "main": "./lib",
   "directories": {
+    "benchmark": "./benchmark",
     "doc": "./docs",
     "example": "./examples",
     "lib": "./lib",