diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
index 52f5f44d41..935d2004d4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/__init__.py
@@ -218,12 +218,19 @@ def _validate(config):
                 )
     elif config[CONF_TYPE] != "OPENETH":
         if CONF_CLK_MODE in config:
+            mode, pin = CLK_MODES_DEPRECATED[config[CONF_CLK_MODE]]
             LOGGER.warning(
-                "[ethernet] The 'clk_mode' option is deprecated and will be removed in ESPHome 2026.1. "
-                "Please update your configuration to use 'clk' instead."
+                "[ethernet] The 'clk_mode' option is deprecated. "
+                "Please replace 'clk_mode: %s' with:\n"
+                "  clk:\n"
+                "    mode: %s\n"
+                "    pin: %s\n"
+                "Removal scheduled for 2026.7.0.",
+                config[CONF_CLK_MODE],
+                mode,
+                pin,
             )
-            mode = CLK_MODES_DEPRECATED[config[CONF_CLK_MODE]]
-            config[CONF_CLK] = CLK_SCHEMA({CONF_MODE: mode[0], CONF_PIN: mode[1]})
+            config[CONF_CLK] = CLK_SCHEMA({CONF_MODE: mode, CONF_PIN: pin})
             del config[CONF_CLK_MODE]
         elif CONF_CLK not in config:
             raise cv.Invalid("'clk' is a required option for [ethernet].")