VST Vistra
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Vistra (VST) is a utility company in the Electric Services industry, with a market capitalization of $45.5 billion. Shares last traded at $135.70, 30.9% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 28.6%. VST trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53, below the Electric Services median of 21.67. Net profit margin is 11.7%, in line with the peer median of 11.7%. Revenue grew 19.1% year over year. The shares yield 0.7% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
VST Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $306M | $0.89 | 32% |
| 2024-12-31 | $305M | $0.87 | 11% |
| 2023-12-31 | $313M | $0.83 | 21% |
| 2022-12-31 | $302M | $0.71 | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $290M | $0.60 | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $266M | $0.54 | 42% |
| 2019-12-31 | $243M | $0.49 | 26% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.76 | 2026-08-10 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.87 | 2026-05-08 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.55 | 2026-02-27 |
| FY 2025 | $2.18 | 2026-02-27 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.75 | 2025-11-07 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.81 | 2025-08-08 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Electric Services peers
VST vs 14 industry peers (Electric Services), by market cap. Data as of close
| NEE | NextEra Energy | $177.3B | 21.67 | 6.82 | 31.5% | +1.53% |
| SO | Southern Company | $106.7B | 24.45 | 3.54 | 14.5% | +0.99% |
| CEG | Constellation Energy | $91.6B | 26.43 | 3.70 | 14.0% | -1.48% |
| AEP | American Electric Power | $70.9B | 18.68 | 3.19 | 17.1% | +0.12% |
| D | Dominion Energy | $59.6B | 20.17 | 3.40 | 16.9% | +1.70% |
| ETR | Entergy | $50.3B | 27.92 | 3.79 | 13.6% | -0.17% |
| VST | Vistra | $45.5B | 20.53 | 2.40 | 11.7% | -2.01% |
| FTS | Fortis Inc. | $30.1B | 21.40 | 3.45 | 16.1% | +1.03% |
| DTE | DTE Energy | $28.3B | 22.37 | 1.79 | 8.0% | +0.33% |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy | $27.9B | 26.06 | 2.98 | 11.4% | +0.54% |
| FE | FirstEnergy | $27.6B | 25.87 | 1.77 | 6.9% | +1.52% |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | $27.2B | 22.32 | 2.89 | 13.0% | +1.40% |
| ES | Eversource Energy | $26.2B | 17.98 | 1.87 | 10.4% | +1.40% |
| EIX | Edison International | $23.0B | 5.15 | 1.19 | 23.1% | +1.61% |
🇨🇦 Vistra also trades on Cboe Canada as a CAD-hedged Canadian Depositary Receipt (CDR) under ZVST. A CDR represents the same underlying VST shares in Canadian dollars with the currency exposure hedged; this page tracks the US-listed shares.
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.