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    Vistra Corp. (VST)

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    UTILITIES • UTILITIES - INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS • NYSE

    $151.79
    -10.57 (-6.51%)

    Market Cap: $51.74B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    34%(13/38)
    Avg Surprise
    -67.63%
    Streak
    2 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.59
    Range$-0.05 - $3.57
    7 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$2.39+8.3%
    60d ago$2.34+10.4%
    30d ago$2.60-0.4%
    7d ago$2.58+0.1%
    Current$2.59
    Revenue Consensus
    $7.0B
    Range$5.7B - $8.3B
    6 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.49
    Range$2.67 - $4.56
    9 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.6B
    Range$2.7B - $7.8B
    11 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$3.49---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$2.59---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 7
    		$1.80$1.54+16.88%Beat+78.2%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$2.87$2.21+29.86%Beat+408.6%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 26
    		$2.18$2.51-13.15%Miss+131.9%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 6
    		$1.38$1.40-1.43%Miss-73.7%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 6
    		$1.01$0.98+3.06%Beat+26.2%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 8
    		$-0.93$0.61-251.66%Miss-487.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 27
    		$0.94$1.72-45.35%Miss+270.9%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 7
    		$5.25$1.26+316.67%Beat+320.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.80$-0.94+185.11%Beat-31.6%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 9
    		$0.24N/A-75.26%Miss+241.2%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 28
    		$-0.55$-0.04-1275.00%Miss+24.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 7
    		$1.25$1.06+17.92%Beat-17.2%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 9
    		$1.17$0.82+42.68%Beat+135.8%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 9
    		$-0.17N/A-142.50%Miss-221.4%
    Dec 22
    Reported Mar 1
    		$-0.73N/A-115.77%Miss-148.7%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 4
    		$1.51$1.93-21.76%Miss+459.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 5
    		$-3.27$0.37-983.78%Miss-4771.4%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 6
    		$0.14$0.15-6.67%Miss+103.3%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 25
    		$1.50$1.60-6.25%Miss+368.7%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.27N/A-76.52%Miss-67.5%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.07N/A-88.14%Miss-79.4%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    		$-4.21$-2.33-80.69%Miss-3107.1%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 26
    		$0.32$0.19+68.42%Beat-34.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.83$1.05-20.95%Miss+260.9%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.34$0.51-33.33%Miss-51.4%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 5
    		$0.14N/A-78.79%Miss-33.3%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.49$0.54-9.26%Miss+232.4%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.23N/A-74.16%Miss-62.3%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.70$0.37+89.19%Beat+169.2%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 3
    		$0.21$0.37-43.24%Miss+61.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 28
    		$-0.37$0.50-174.00%Miss-202.8%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.61$0.79-22.78%Miss-4.7%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.26$0.34-23.53%Miss+62.5%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 4
    		$0.13$0.09+44.44%Beat-27.8%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 26
    		$0.36$0.38-5.26%Miss+194.4%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.64$0.32+100.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.16$0.10+60.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 18
    		$0.18$0.08+125.00%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Mar 30
    		$-0.38N/AN/ABeat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.61%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.92
    Payout Ratio6.01%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+7.58%
    5Y CAGR+10.79%
    VST dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun VST in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio18.44EV/EBITDA10.47x
    Price/FCF22.67xFCF Yield4.41%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin11.60%Operating Margin13.80%
    ROE43.00%ROIC12.42%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity3.57xInterest Coverage3.48x
    Current Ratio0.97xQuick Ratio0.87x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.38Avg Volume7.01M
    52-Week High$204.3252-Week Low$132.26

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$154.18
    SMA 20$146.92
    SMA 50$144.25
    SMA 200$154.36
    EMA 10$154.21
    EMA 20$150.20
    EMA 50$147.70
    EMA 200$153.78

    MACD

    Line: 4.21Signal: 2.70Hist: 1.51

    ADX

    ADX: 20.9+DI: 24.0-DI: 15.8

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up84.0
    Aroon Down60.0
    PSAR$148.87

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$167.03
    Lower Band$126.80
    %B Position2738%(Upper)
    Band Width0.62

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    52.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K67.9
    Stoch %D72.1
    Williams %R-48.0
    ROC (10d)9.7%
    Momentum13.44
    CCI (20d)56.6
    MFI (14d)57.7

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$7.65(5.0%)
    StdDev (20d)10.06
    Hist Vol59.3%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$154.18
    OBV74.8M
    AD Line-384.9M
    CMF (20d)0.092

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)7.2M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$149.54

    Pivot Points

    R3$176.28
    R2$169.95
    R1$166.16
    Pivot Point$159.83
    S1$156.04
    S2$149.71
    S3$145.92

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI17.78
    Ultimate Osc57.3
    KST70.61

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$4.02B$5.64B$4.58B$4.97B$4.25B$3.93B$4.04B$6.29B$3.85B$3.05B$3.08B$4.09B
    Cost of Revenue$1.77B$2.53B$2.31B$2.37B$1.97B$2.45B$1.76B$2.21B$1.60B$1.72B$1.80B$2.11B
    Gross Profit$2.24B$3.11B$2.27B$2.60B$2.28B$1.49B$2.27B$4.08B$2.25B$1.34B$1.28B$1.98B
    Operating Expenses$1.69B$1.61B$1.80B$1.56B$1.76B$1.61B$1.67B$1.49B$1.44B$1.25B$1.17B$1.14B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$1.25B$1.13B$1.18B$1.10B$1.15B$1.08B$1.14B$1.03B$1.00B$849.00M$779.00M$768.00M
    Operating Income$553.00M$1.50B$474.00M$1.04B$515.00M$-120,000,000$599.00M$2.59B$808.00M$86.00M$105.00M$834.00M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$312.00M$263.00M$271.00M$286.00M$303.00M$319.00M$157.00M$332.00M$241.00M$170.00M$290.00M$143.00M
    Income Before Tax$427.00M$1.21B$308.00M$856.00M$403.00M$-444,000,000$451.00M$2.39B$626.00M$-2,000,000$-146,000,000$671.00M
    Income Tax Expense$122.00M$183.00M$75.00M$204.00M$76.00M$-176,000,000$-39,000,000$555.00M$159.00M$-20,000,000$38.00M$169.00M
    Net Income$305.00M$1.03B$233.00M$652.00M$327.00M$-268,000,000$490.00M$1.84B$467.00M$18.00M$-184,000,000$502.00M
    EBITDA$1.38B$2.19B$1.30B$1.83B$1.47B$647.00M$1.35B$3.44B$1.49B$723.00M$658.00M$1.31B
    EBIT$739.00M$1.48B$579.00M$1.14B$706.00M$-125,000,000$608.00M$2.72B$867.00M$168.00M$144.00M$814.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $90000
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    -98.3%
    Active Awards
    3
    New Awards (TTM)
    0
    Avg Remaining Term
    80.8 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

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    VST Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    18.4x
    Forward P/E
    13.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    10.5x
    P/FCF
    22.7x
    PEG
    0.3x
    P/B
    17.0x
    See GNG's fair value

    VST Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    53.2%
    Operating margin
    13.8%
    Net margin
    11.6%
    ROIC
    12.4%
    ROE
    43.0%
    FCF margin
    11.7%
    FCF yield
    4.4%

    VST Competitors

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    Sempra EnergySRE
    Entergy CorporationETR
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    American Electric Power Co IncAEP
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    Consolidated Edison IncED

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    VST Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    20
    Strong Buy
    4
    Buy
    15
    Hold
    0
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    1

    VST Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • 95.0% of VST's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • VST's quarterly revenue changed -5.5% year over year.
    • VST has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.6x.

    VST Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    4 of 8 quarters (50.0%)
    Average surprise
    6.9%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $2.59
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    1 up, 1 down

    VST Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.6%
    Payout ratio
    6.0%
    3Y DPS growth
    7.6%
    5Y DPS growth
    10.8%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    VST dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About VST

    What is VST's current dividend yield?

    Vistra Corp. (VST) has a forward dividend yield of 0.61%.

    Does VST pay dividends?

    Yes, Vistra Corp. pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.61%.

    What is VST's P/E ratio?

    Vistra Corp. has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.44.

    What is VST's market cap?

    Vistra Corp. (VST) has a market capitalization of $51.74B with a current stock price of $151.79.

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