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VistraVST

Electric Utilities · Irving, Texas · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$138.37−1.83%After hours: $139.00 (+0.46%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 30.6% over 1 year
Vistra over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$160$180$200Nov2026MarMayJulSep$138.37$150$175$200NovMarJul$138.37
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$46.44B
Price to earnings23.4x
Forward P/E15.1x
Dividend yield0.66%
Year to date−14.2%
One year−30.6%
Next earningsFri 6 Nov, before the open
SectorUtilities
52-week range (closes)
$134.71$193.04

Quality and valuation

How Vistra compares with other utilities stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Vistra and 7 electric utilities peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among utilities companies, priced below most of them.

Vistra trades at 15.1 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 18.6x for the 33 utilities stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +4.1% vs +8.3%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 18.2% vs 22.8%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 11.5% vs −14.5%
VST trades at 15.1x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Electric Utilities peers
VST15.1xEXC15.7xDUK18.8xAEP19.6xSO20.1xCEG21.4xWEC21.9xETR23.4xSector median 18.6xVST15.1xEXC15.7xDUK18.8xAEP19.6xSO20.1xCEG21.4xWEC21.9xETR23.4xSector median 18.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 23.4x earnings, VST is cheaper than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
50x100xAverage 41.8x2025202623.4x50x100xAverage 41.8x2025202623.4x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Vistra's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 3.6% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$4.4bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$4.4bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +3.6% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−20%0%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’253.6%Q2 ’26−20%0%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’253.6%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 12.6% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%20%40%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2512.6%Q2 ’260%20%40%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2512.6%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.3 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.3bnQ2 ’26$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.3bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsVSTSector median
Revenue growth+4.1%+8.3%
Operating margin18.2%22.8%
Free cash flow margin11.5%−14.5%
Price to earnings23.4x21.1x

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