diff --git a/.nextchanges/cli/7638.md b/.nextchanges/cli/7638.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f22a5dce736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nextchanges/cli/7638.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* `databricks auth profiles --skip-validate` now omits the `Valid` column instead of reporting `NO` for every profile. ([#7638](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/7638))
diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/output.txt b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/output.txt
index df472a2fd5e..7287b6cacc0 100644
--- a/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/output.txt
@@ -28,3 +28,11 @@
     }
   ]
 }
+
+=== Profiles with workspace_id (text output)
+
+>>> [CLI] auth profiles --skip-validate
+Name               Host
+workspace-profile  https://workspace.cloud.databricks.test
+account-profile    https://accounts.cloud.databricks.test
+unified-profile    https://unified.databricks.test
diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/script b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/script
index 61ba384c9fb..779c006d5f9 100644
--- a/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/script
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/script
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ sethome "./home"
 # home/.databrickscfg is a checked-in input with profiles including one with workspace_id.
 title "Profiles with workspace_id (JSON output)"
 $CLI auth profiles --skip-validate --output json
+
+title "Profiles with workspace_id (text output)"
+trace $CLI auth profiles --skip-validate
diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/auth/switch/nominal/output.txt b/acceptance/cmd/auth/switch/nominal/output.txt
index 00f83abfaa5..d1e15395009 100644
--- a/acceptance/cmd/auth/switch/nominal/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/auth/switch/nominal/output.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ default_profile = profile-a
 === Profiles after first switch
 
 >>> [CLI] auth profiles --skip-validate
-Name                 Host                    Valid
-profile-a (Default)  [DATABRICKS_URL]  NO
-profile-b            [DATABRICKS_URL]  NO
+Name                 Host
+profile-a (Default)  [DATABRICKS_URL]
+profile-b            [DATABRICKS_URL]
 
 === Switch to profile-b
 
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ default_profile = profile-b
 === Profiles after second switch
 
 >>> [CLI] auth profiles --skip-validate
-Name                 Host                    Valid
-profile-a            [DATABRICKS_URL]  NO
-profile-b (Default)  [DATABRICKS_URL]  NO
+Name                 Host
+profile-a            [DATABRICKS_URL]
+profile-b (Default)  [DATABRICKS_URL]
diff --git a/cmd/auth/profiles.go b/cmd/auth/profiles.go
index e65b11371b7..56998266a76 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/profiles.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/profiles.go
@@ -128,15 +128,17 @@ func newProfilesCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "profiles",
 		Short: "Lists profiles from ~/.databrickscfg",
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			// With --skip-validate nothing is validated, so the Valid column is
+			// omitted instead of reporting NO for every profile.
 			"template": cmdio.Heredoc(`
-			{{header "Name"}}	{{header "Host"}}	{{header "Valid"}}
-			{{range .Profiles}}{{.Name | green}}{{if .Default}} (Default){{end}}	{{.Host|cyan}}	{{bool .Valid}}
+			{{header "Name"}}	{{header "Host"}}{{if not .SkipValidate}}	{{header "Valid"}}{{end}}
+			{{range .Profiles}}{{.Name | green}}{{if .Default}} (Default){{end}}	{{.Host|cyan}}{{if not $.SkipValidate}}	{{bool .Valid}}{{end}}
 			{{end}}`),
 		},
 	}
 
 	var skipValidate bool
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&skipValidate, "skip-validate", false, "Whether to skip validating the profiles")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&skipValidate, "skip-validate", false, "Skip validating the profiles (the Valid column is omitted and JSON \"valid\" is always false)")
 
 	cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		var profiles []*profileMetadata
@@ -176,7 +178,9 @@ func newProfilesCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		wg.Wait()
 		return cmdio.Render(cmd.Context(), struct {
 			Profiles []*profileMetadata `json:"profiles"`
-		}{profiles})
+			// Used only by the text template; kept out of JSON so its shape stays stable.
+			SkipValidate bool `json:"-"`
+		}{profiles, skipValidate})
 	}
 
 	return cmd