diff --git a/processor/metricstransformprocessor/metrics_transform_processor.go b/processor/metricstransformprocessor/metrics_transform_processor.go
index adba428642d9..368efd35da09 100644
--- a/processor/metricstransformprocessor/metrics_transform_processor.go
+++ b/processor/metricstransformprocessor/metrics_transform_processor.go
@@ -216,17 +216,27 @@ func (mtp *metricsTransformProcessor) processMetrics(_ context.Context, md pmetr
 
 	out := pmetric.NewMetrics()
 
+	nodeSlice := make([]*commonpb.Node, rms.Len())
+	resourceSlice := make([]*resourcepb.Resource, rms.Len())
+	metricsSlice := make([]*[]*metricspb.Metric, rms.Len())
+
 	for i := 0; i < rms.Len(); i++ {
-		node, resource, metrics := internaldata.ResourceMetricsToOC(rms.At(i))
+		n, r, m := internaldata.ResourceMetricsToOC(rms.At(i))
+		nodeSlice[i] = n
+		resourceSlice[i] = r
+		metricsSlice[i] = &m
+	}
 
-		nameToMetricMapping := newMetricNameMapping(metrics)
-		for _, transform := range mtp.transforms {
+	for _, transform := range mtp.transforms {
+		for i := 0; i < rms.Len(); i++ {
+			node, resource, metrics := nodeSlice[i], resourceSlice[i], metricsSlice[i]
+			nameToMetricMapping := newMetricNameMapping(*metrics)
 			matchedMetrics := transform.MetricIncludeFilter.getMatches(nameToMetricMapping)
 
 			if transform.Action == Group && len(matchedMetrics) > 0 {
 				nData := mtp.groupMatchedMetrics(node, resource, matchedMetrics, transform)
 				groupedMds = append(groupedMds, nData)
-				metrics = mtp.removeMatchedMetrics(metrics, matchedMetrics)
+				*metrics = mtp.removeMatchedMetrics(*metrics, matchedMetrics)
 			}
 
 			if transform.Action == Combine && len(matchedMetrics) > 0 {
@@ -237,25 +247,19 @@ func (mtp *metricsTransformProcessor) processMetrics(_ context.Context, md pmetr
 				}
 
 				combined := mtp.combine(matchedMetrics, transform)
-				metrics = mtp.removeMatchedMetricsAndAppendCombined(metrics, matchedMetrics, combined)
+				*metrics = mtp.removeMatchedMetricsAndAppendCombined(*metrics, matchedMetrics, combined)
 
 				// set matchedMetrics to the combined metric so that any additional operations are performed on
 				// the combined metric
 				matchedMetrics = []*match{{metric: combined}}
 			}
 
-			// TODO: process UpdateResource action
-			// Invert loops: loop over transforms, then rms
-			// Each transform updates rms in-place within the function so
-			// the next transform uses up-to-date values
-			// Keep semantics of current group action: keep same strategy of saving group results to groupedMDs, apply at very end
-
 			for _, match := range matchedMetrics {
 				metricName := match.metric.MetricDescriptor.Name
 
 				if transform.Action == Insert {
 					match.metric = proto.Clone(match.metric).(*metricspb.Metric)
-					metrics = append(metrics, match.metric)
+					*metrics = append(*metrics, match.metric)
 				}
 
 				mtp.update(match, transform)
@@ -268,8 +272,10 @@ func (mtp *metricsTransformProcessor) processMetrics(_ context.Context, md pmetr
 				}
 			}
 		}
+	}
 
-		internaldata.OCToMetrics(node, resource, metrics).ResourceMetrics().MoveAndAppendTo(out.ResourceMetrics())
+	for i := 0; i < rms.Len(); i++ {
+		internaldata.OCToMetrics(nodeSlice[i], resourceSlice[i], *metricsSlice[i]).ResourceMetrics().MoveAndAppendTo(out.ResourceMetrics())
 	}
 
 	for i := range groupedMds {