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Vistra Corp.

VST

NYSEUtilitiesIndependent Power Producers

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$136.8

+$0.585 · +0.43%

Aug 24, 12:08 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

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Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

71

Undervalued

Momentum

42

Neutral

Sentiment

73

Bullish

Risk resilience

55

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Vistra Corp., along with its various holdings, functions as a unified entity primarily engaged in retail electricity supply and power generation. The company organizes its operations across six distinct segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It directly provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial clients throughout 20 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Beyond its retail endeavors, Vistra also participates in generating electricity, facilitating wholesale energy transactions, managing commodity-related risks, producing fuel, and overseeing fuel logistics. With approximately 4.3 million customers, Vistra commands an impressive generation capacity of about 38,700 megawatts. This capacity is sustained by a diverse portfolio of facilities, including those powered by natural gas, nuclear energy, coal, solar, and advanced battery energy storage systems. The enterprise, initially known as Vistra Energy Corp., adopted its current name, Vistra Corp., in July 2020. Tracing its origins back to 1882, Vistra Corp. maintains its corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas.

Industry
Independent Power Producers
Sector
Utilities
Headquarters
US
CEO
James A. Burke
Listed since
Oct 5, 2016
Employees
6,390

Market position

Day range

Current $136.8

52-week range

Current $136.8

Open
$136.46
Previous close
$136.22
Volume
2.18M
0.47× average
Average volume
4.65M
Average daily volume
Market cap
46.13B USD
Beta
1.43
Market reference 1
50-day average
$153.35
-10.79% below average
200-day average
$159.83
-14.41% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
74.4B USD
P/E (TTM)
22.84×
P/B (TTM)
8.48×
P/S (TTM)
2.89×
EV / EBITDA
14.17×
Earnings yield
1.72%
Free cash flow yield
0.24%
Dividend yield
0.67%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
12.97%
Operating margin
2.34%
Net margin
13.89%
Return on equity
18.47%
Return on assets
2.27%
Return on invested capital
3.30%

Financial health

Debt / equity
3.63×
Current ratio
0.78×
Altman Z-score
1.44
Piotroski F-score
6 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends45%25%5%-14%Gross margin, FY2021: 0.45%Gross margin, FY2022: 21.38%Gross margin, FY2023: 33.27%Gross margin, FY2024: 39.70%Gross margin, FY2025: 17.52%Operating margin, FY2021: -7.41%Operating margin, FY2022: 14.79%Operating margin, FY2023: 25.18%Operating margin, FY2024: 32.14%Operating margin, FY2025: 7.87%Net margin, FY2021: -9.56%Net margin, FY2022: -6.88%Net margin, FY2023: 9.61%Net margin, FY2024: 13.72%Net margin, FY2025: 5.56%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 0.45%. Gross margin FY2022 21.38%. Gross margin FY2023 33.27%. Gross margin FY2024 39.70%. Gross margin FY2025 17.52%. Operating margin FY2021 -7.41%. Operating margin FY2022 14.79%. Operating margin FY2023 25.18%. Operating margin FY2024 32.14%. Operating margin FY2025 7.87%. Net margin FY2021 -9.56%. Net margin FY2022 -6.88%. Net margin FY2023 9.61%. Net margin FY2024 13.72%. Net margin FY2025 5.56%.

Income trends

Revenue

16.97B USD-12.41%

Operating income

1.34B USD-78.56%

Net income

944M USD-64.50%
Income trends across reported periods21.44B USD13.18B USD4.92B USD−3.34B USDRevenue, FY2021: 13.33B USDRevenue, FY2022: 17.84B USDRevenue, FY2023: 15.54B USDRevenue, FY2024: 19.38B USDRevenue, FY2025: 16.97B USDOperating income, FY2021: −988M USDOperating income, FY2022: 2.64B USDOperating income, FY2023: 3.91B USDOperating income, FY2024: 6.23B USDOperating income, FY2025: 1.34B USDNet income, FY2021: −1.27B USDNet income, FY2022: −1.23B USDNet income, FY2023: 1.49B USDNet income, FY2024: 2.66B USDNet income, FY2025: 944M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 13.33B USD. Revenue FY2022 17.84B USD. Revenue FY2023 15.54B USD. Revenue FY2024 19.38B USD. Revenue FY2025 16.97B USD. Operating income FY2021 −988M USD. Operating income FY2022 2.64B USD. Operating income FY2023 3.91B USD. Operating income FY2024 6.23B USD. Operating income FY2025 1.34B USD. Net income FY2021 −1.27B USD. Net income FY2022 −1.23B USD. Net income FY2023 1.49B USD. Net income FY2024 2.66B USD. Net income FY2025 944M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue16.97B USD19.38B USD15.54B USD17.84B USD13.33B USD
Cost of goods sold14B USD11.68B USD10.37B USD14.02B USD13.27B USD
Gross profit2.97B USD7.69B USD5.17B USD3.81B USD60M USD
Selling, general, and administrative1.64B USD1.47B USD1.26B USD1.18B USD1.05B USD
Operating expenses1.64B USD1.47B USD1.26B USD1.18B USD1.05B USD
Interest income—65M USD86M USD19M USD—
Interest expense1.18B USD1.09B USD749M USD853M USD598M USD
Depreciation and amortization2.95B USD2.63B USD1.87B USD1.99B USD1.98B USD
Operating income1.34B USD6.23B USD3.91B USD2.64B USD−988M USD
Net income944M USD2.66B USD1.49B USD−1.23B USD−1.27B USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Rating distribution

22 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy2091%
Hold29%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions

VST news

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Vistra Is the Quietest Big Winner of the AI Power Boom. Here's Why.

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defenseworld.net

BlackRock Inc. Makes New $4.61 Billion Investment in Vistra Corp. $VST

BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 29,064,465 shares of the…

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defenseworld.net

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.9015

2025 complete year+50.3% since 2021

2026 partial: $0.457

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 21, 2026

$0.23

Quarterly

Record Sep 21, 2026 · Payment Sep 30, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 22, 2026

$0.229

Quarterly

Record Jun 22, 2026 · Payment Jun 30, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 20, 2026

$0.228

Quarterly

Record Mar 20, 2026 · Payment Mar 31, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 22, 2025

$0.227

Quarterly

Record Dec 22, 2025 · Payment Dec 31, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 19, 2025

$0.226

Quarterly

Record Sep 19, 2025 · Payment Sep 30, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 18, 2025

$0.225

Quarterly

Record Jun 18, 2025 · Payment Jun 30, 2025

ETFs holding VST

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
1.59B
Weight
0.07%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$377.59-0.17%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF logoVanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO
Market value
1.23B
Weight
0.07%
AUM
1.7T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$702.77-0.13%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFVO
Market value
1.08B
Weight
0.48%
AUM
224.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$82.74-0.28%
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF logoState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETFXLU
Market value
727.25M
Weight
3.23%
AUM
22.48B USD
Expense ratio
0.08%
Price / 1D
$42.97+0.48%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logoiShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV
Market value
577.03M
Weight
0.07%
AUM
891.84B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$768.17-0.15%
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF logoState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY
Market value
534.62M
Weight
0.07%
AUM
817.87B USD
Expense ratio
0.09%
Price / 1D
$764.57-0.15%
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Value ETFVTV
Market value
475.95M
Weight
0.19%
AUM
256.5B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$226.35-0.02%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFVOT
Market value
382.07M
Weight
1.14%
AUM
33.5B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$302.66-0.92%

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