diff --git a/api_docs/lens.json b/api_docs/lens.json
index df125b836ce82a..823f9755277f69 100644
--- a/api_docs/lens.json
+++ b/api_docs/lens.json
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
             "description": [],
             "source": {
               "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx",
-              "lineNumber": 23
+              "lineNumber": 24
             },
             "signature": [
               "\"percentile\""
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
             "description": [],
             "source": {
               "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx",
-              "lineNumber": 24
+              "lineNumber": 25
             },
             "signature": [
               "{ percentile: number; format?: { id: string; params?: { decimals: number; } | undefined; } | undefined; }"
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
         ],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 22
+          "lineNumber": 23
         },
         "initialIsOpen": false
       },
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@
         "description": [],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 128
+          "lineNumber": 125
         },
         "signature": [
           "BaseIndexPatternColumn & { params?: { format?: { id: string; params?: { decimals: number; } | undefined; } | undefined; } | undefined; } & FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn & { operationType: \"avg\"; }"
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@
         "description": [],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 34
+          "lineNumber": 35
         },
         "signature": [
           "BaseIndexPatternColumn",
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@
         "description": [],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 32
+          "lineNumber": 33
         },
         "signature": [
           "BaseIndexPatternColumn",
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@
         "description": [],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/derivative.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 34
+          "lineNumber": 35
         },
         "signature": [
           "BaseIndexPatternColumn",
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@
         "description": [],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 130
+          "lineNumber": 127
         },
         "signature": [
           "BaseIndexPatternColumn & { params?: { format?: { id: string; params?: { decimals: number; } | undefined; } | undefined; } | undefined; } & FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn & { operationType: \"max\"; }"
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@
         "description": [],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 131
+          "lineNumber": 128
         },
         "signature": [
           "BaseIndexPatternColumn & { params?: { format?: { id: string; params?: { decimals: number; } | undefined; } | undefined; } | undefined; } & FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn & { operationType: \"median\"; }"
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@
         "description": [],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 129
+          "lineNumber": 126
         },
         "signature": [
           "BaseIndexPatternColumn & { params?: { format?: { id: string; params?: { decimals: number; } | undefined; } | undefined; } | undefined; } & FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn & { operationType: \"min\"; }"
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@
         "description": [],
         "source": {
           "path": "x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx",
-          "lineNumber": 127
+          "lineNumber": 124
         },
         "signature": [
           "BaseIndexPatternColumn & { params?: { format?: { id: string; params?: { decimals: number; } | undefined; } | undefined; } | undefined; } & FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn & { operationType: \"sum\"; }"
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx
index 56a241b6008a6e..b02926fe03fc36 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from './utils';
 import { DEFAULT_TIME_SCALE } from '../../time_scale_utils';
 import { OperationDefinition } from '..';
+import { getFormatFromPreviousColumn } from '../helpers';
 
 const ofName = buildLabelFunction((name?: string) => {
   return i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.CounterRateOf', {
@@ -81,13 +82,7 @@ export const counterRateOperation: OperationDefinition<
       scale: 'ratio',
       references: referenceIds,
       timeScale,
-      params:
-        previousColumn?.dataType === 'number' &&
-        previousColumn.params &&
-        'format' in previousColumn.params &&
-        previousColumn.params.format
-          ? { format: previousColumn.params.format }
-          : undefined,
+      params: getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn),
     };
   },
   isTransferable: (column, newIndexPattern) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx
index de63ef2a4c10e9..2bf46e3acad1bb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   hasDateField,
 } from './utils';
 import { OperationDefinition } from '..';
+import { getFormatFromPreviousColumn } from '../helpers';
 
 const ofName = (name?: string) => {
   return i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.cumulativeSumOf', {
@@ -77,13 +78,7 @@ export const cumulativeSumOperation: OperationDefinition<
       isBucketed: false,
       scale: 'ratio',
       references: referenceIds,
-      params:
-        previousColumn?.dataType === 'number' &&
-        previousColumn.params &&
-        'format' in previousColumn.params &&
-        previousColumn.params.format
-          ? { format: previousColumn.params.format }
-          : undefined,
+      params: getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn),
     };
   },
   isTransferable: () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/derivative.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/derivative.tsx
index 26018f35ddd37b..2d4b69a151115f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/derivative.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/derivative.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from './utils';
 import { adjustTimeScaleOnOtherColumnChange } from '../../time_scale_utils';
 import { OperationDefinition } from '..';
+import { getFormatFromPreviousColumn } from '../helpers';
 
 const ofName = buildLabelFunction((name?: string) => {
   return i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.derivativeOf', {
@@ -82,13 +83,7 @@ export const derivativeOperation: OperationDefinition<
       scale: 'ratio',
       references: referenceIds,
       timeScale: previousColumn?.timeScale,
-      params:
-        previousColumn?.dataType === 'number' &&
-        previousColumn.params &&
-        'format' in previousColumn.params &&
-        previousColumn.params.format
-          ? { format: previousColumn.params.format }
-          : undefined,
+      params: getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn),
     };
   },
   isTransferable: (column, newIndexPattern) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
index bc361973bb62cf..f9dfc962ce8b7d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   hasDateField,
 } from './utils';
 import { updateColumnParam } from '../../layer_helpers';
-import { isValidNumber, useDebounceWithOptions } from '../helpers';
+import { getFormatFromPreviousColumn, isValidNumber, useDebounceWithOptions } from '../helpers';
 import { adjustTimeScaleOnOtherColumnChange } from '../../time_scale_utils';
 import { HelpPopover, HelpPopoverButton } from '../../../help_popover';
 import type { OperationDefinition, ParamEditorProps } from '..';
@@ -89,13 +89,10 @@ export const movingAverageOperation: OperationDefinition<
       scale: 'ratio',
       references: referenceIds,
       timeScale: previousColumn?.timeScale,
-      params:
-        previousColumn?.dataType === 'number' &&
-        previousColumn.params &&
-        'format' in previousColumn.params &&
-        previousColumn.params.format
-          ? { format: previousColumn.params.format, window: 5 }
-          : { window: 5 },
+      params: {
+        window: 5,
+        ...getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn),
+      },
     };
   },
   paramEditor: MovingAverageParamEditor,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/cardinality.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/cardinality.tsx
index 262a1ba3a3cb50..bd8f2a50ae216d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/cardinality.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/cardinality.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { buildExpressionFunction } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/expres
 import { OperationDefinition } from './index';
 import { FormattedIndexPatternColumn, FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn } from './column_types';
 
-import { getInvalidFieldMessage, getSafeName } from './helpers';
+import { getFormatFromPreviousColumn, getInvalidFieldMessage, getSafeName } from './helpers';
 
 const supportedTypes = new Set(['string', 'boolean', 'number', 'ip', 'date']);
 
@@ -70,13 +70,7 @@ export const cardinalityOperation: OperationDefinition<CardinalityIndexPatternCo
       scale: SCALE,
       sourceField: field.name,
       isBucketed: IS_BUCKETED,
-      params:
-        previousColumn?.dataType === 'number' &&
-        previousColumn.params &&
-        'format' in previousColumn.params &&
-        previousColumn.params.format
-          ? { format: previousColumn.params.format }
-          : undefined,
+      params: getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn),
     };
   },
   toEsAggsFn: (column, columnId) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/helpers.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/helpers.tsx
index 425f561fd0e485..2d2227396afa65 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/helpers.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/helpers.tsx
@@ -98,3 +98,12 @@ export function isValidNumber(
     (lowerBound === undefined || inputValueAsNumber >= lowerBound)
   );
 }
+
+export function getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn: IndexPatternColumn | undefined) {
+  return previousColumn?.dataType === 'number' &&
+    previousColumn.params &&
+    'format' in previousColumn.params &&
+    previousColumn.params.format
+    ? { format: previousColumn.params.format }
+    : undefined;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/last_value.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/last_value.test.tsx
index 916001ed56fb5d..b2244e0cc769ff 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/last_value.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/last_value.test.tsx
@@ -340,6 +340,60 @@ describe('last_value', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should pick the previous format configuration if set', () => {
+    const indexPattern = createMockedIndexPattern();
+    expect(
+      lastValueOperation.buildColumn({
+        indexPattern,
+        layer: {
+          columns: {
+            col1: {
+              label: 'Count',
+              dataType: 'number',
+              isBucketed: false,
+              sourceField: 'Records',
+              operationType: 'count',
+            },
+          },
+          columnOrder: [],
+          indexPatternId: '',
+        },
+
+        field: {
+          aggregatable: true,
+          searchable: true,
+          type: 'boolean',
+          name: 'test',
+          displayName: 'test',
+        },
+        previousColumn: {
+          label: 'Count',
+          dataType: 'number',
+          isBucketed: false,
+          sourceField: 'Records',
+          operationType: 'count',
+          params: {
+            format: {
+              id: 'number',
+              params: {
+                decimals: 2,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      }).params
+    ).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        format: {
+          id: 'number',
+          params: {
+            decimals: 2,
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
   describe('param editor', () => {
     it('should render current sortField', () => {
       const updateLayerSpy = jest.fn();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/last_value.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/last_value.tsx
index df643b27016067..ddbccfc65fc3df 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/last_value.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/last_value.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn } from './column_types';
 import { IndexPatternField, IndexPattern } from '../../types';
 import { updateColumnParam } from '../layer_helpers';
 import { DataType } from '../../../types';
-import { getInvalidFieldMessage, getSafeName } from './helpers';
+import { getFormatFromPreviousColumn, getInvalidFieldMessage, getSafeName } from './helpers';
 
 function ofName(name: string) {
   return i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.lastValueOf', {
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export const lastValueOperation: OperationDefinition<LastValueIndexPatternColumn
       sourceField: field.name,
       params: {
         sortField,
+        ...getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn),
       },
     };
   },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx
index e724a34be20e8f..b24b08c0be0c35 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { buildExpressionFunction } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/expressions/public';
 import { OperationDefinition } from './index';
-import { getInvalidFieldMessage, getSafeName } from './helpers';
+import { getFormatFromPreviousColumn, getInvalidFieldMessage, getSafeName } from './helpers';
 import {
   FormattedIndexPatternColumn,
   FieldBasedIndexPatternColumn,
@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ function buildMetricOperation<T extends MetricColumn<string>>({
         isBucketed: false,
         scale: 'ratio',
         timeScale: optionalTimeScaling ? previousColumn?.timeScale : undefined,
-        params:
-          previousColumn && previousColumn.dataType === 'number'
-            ? previousColumn.params
-            : undefined,
+        params: getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn),
       } as T),
     onFieldChange: (oldColumn, field) => {
       return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx
index e7654380bd85f1..a31cf9f019480a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { AggFunctionsMapping } from 'src/plugins/data/public';
 import { buildExpressionFunction } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/expressions/public';
 import { OperationDefinition } from './index';
 import {
+  getFormatFromPreviousColumn,
   getInvalidFieldMessage,
   getSafeName,
   isValidNumber,
@@ -72,10 +73,6 @@ export const percentileOperation: OperationDefinition<PercentileIndexPatternColu
   getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) =>
     ofName(getSafeName(column.sourceField, indexPattern), column.params.percentile),
   buildColumn: ({ field, previousColumn, indexPattern }) => {
-    const existingFormat =
-      previousColumn?.params && 'format' in previousColumn?.params
-        ? previousColumn?.params?.format
-        : undefined;
     const existingPercentileParam =
       previousColumn?.operationType === 'percentile' && previousColumn?.params.percentile;
     const newPercentileParam = existingPercentileParam || DEFAULT_PERCENTILE_VALUE;
@@ -87,8 +84,8 @@ export const percentileOperation: OperationDefinition<PercentileIndexPatternColu
       isBucketed: false,
       scale: 'ratio',
       params: {
-        format: existingFormat,
         percentile: newPercentileParam,
+        ...getFormatFromPreviousColumn(previousColumn),
       },
     };
   },