Vistra (VST) Stock Overview

Operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company in the United States. More details

VST fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	2/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Trading at 69% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 11.83% per year

Risk Analysis

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

Has a high level of debt

Community Fair Values

Vistra Corp. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Vistra
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$146.40
52 Week High	US$219.82
52 Week Low	US$132.66
Beta	1.43
1 Month Change	-7.59%
3 Month Change	4.81%
1 Year Change	-27.65%
3 Year Change	392.76%
5 Year Change	722.47%
Change since IPO	815.00%

Recent News & Updates

No updates

Recent updates

No updates

Shareholder Returns

	VST	US Renewable Energy	US Market
7D	3.6%	3.3%	1.7%
1Y	-27.7%	-12.3%	20.0%

Return vs Industry: VST underperformed the US Renewable Energy industry which returned -12.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: VST underperformed the US Market which returned 20% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is VST's price volatile compared to industry and market?
VST volatility
VST Average Weekly Movement	6.8%
Renewable Energy Industry Average Movement	8.1%
Market Average Movement	7.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	16.2%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: VST has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: VST's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1882	6,390	Jim Burke	vistracorp.com

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company in the United States. The company operates through five segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, and Asset Closure. The company retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.

Vistra Corp. Fundamentals Summary

How do Vistra's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
VST fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$49.23b
Earnings (TTM)	US$2.03b
Revenue (TTM)	US$19.21b

24.2x

P/E Ratio

2.6x

P/S Ratio

Is VST overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
VST income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$19.21b
Cost of Revenue	US$11.85b
Gross Profit	US$7.36b
Other Expenses	US$5.33b
Earnings	US$2.03b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	6.04
Gross Margin	38.31%
Net Profit Margin	10.55%
Debt/Equity Ratio	373.3%

How did VST perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.6%

Current Dividend Yield

15%

Payout Ratio

Does VST pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy VST by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Vistra dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Sep 21 2026
Dividend Pay Date	Sep 30 2026
Days until Ex dividend	38 days
Days until Dividend pay date	47 days

Does VST pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/08/13 03:56
End of Day Share Price	2026/08/13 00:00
Earnings	2026/06/30
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Vistra Corp. is covered by 30 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Sunaina Ocalan	Bernstein
James Thalacker	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Moses Sutton	BNP Paribas