Utilities
Vistra Corp.(VST)
Live Price
Offline$163.75
+3.10% today
1Y Change
-20.65%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $54.46B
- Revenue Growth
- -12.4%
- EPS Growth
- -69.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.6%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Vistra Corp. (VST) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $54.46B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $163.75 and down 20.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -12.4%, EPS growth of -69.1%, a dividend yield of 0.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -12.4%, EPS -69.1%, free cash flow -94.8% with operating margin 5.8% and ROIC 2.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.6%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 57.9 and price/sales 3.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines VST price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-12.4% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+5.8% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
57.9 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -12.4% and EPS is at -69.1%, with operating margin around 5.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -6.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | -4.0% | -7.8% | -3.4% |
2026 Feb 26, 2026 | -76.5% | -1.7% | -5.3% | -13.9% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | -15.9% | +3.5% | -7.1% | -9.5% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
VST Max Drawdown
-38.18%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for VST and SPY.
Company Overview
Vistra Corp.
New York Stock Exchange
Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 20 states in the United States and the District of Columbia. The company is also involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. It serves approximately 4.3 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 38,700 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.
- Leadership
- James A. Burke
- IPO Date
- Oct 5, 2016
- Employees
- 6.8k
- Street Address
- 6555 Sierra Drive
- Mailing
- Irving, TX, 75039
- Region
- Irving, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 214 812 4600
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 57.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 15.1
- Price/Sales
- 3.3
- Price/Book
- 10.7
Growth
- Revenue
- -12.4%
- EPS
- -69.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- -94.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 15.9%
- Operating Margin
- 5.8%
- Net Margin
- 5.6%
- ROE
- 18.9%
- ROIC
- 2.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 3.99
- Current Ratio
- 0.78
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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