Vistra Energy
VST
166.72
+6.22
+3.88%
Vistra Energy
US · VST
#469 by market cap
Listed 1970
166.72
+6.22
+3.88%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 427s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:39
Pre-market
165.10
-0.97%
After-hours
166.65
-0.04%
Overnight
163.78
-1.76%
- Market cap
- 55.96B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 28.11
- P/Bi
- 18.62
- EPSi
- 2.18
- Div yieldi
- 0.55%
- 52W posi
- 41%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 1.44, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +2.98% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 32.89%
- Operating margin
- 12.03%
- Net margin
- 4.24%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 75.24B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 1.44
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9.14B | 11.81B | 11.44B | 12.08B | 13.73B | 14.78B | 17.22B | 17.74B |
| Gross profit | 2.81B | 4.54B | 4.65B | 1.35B | 1.68B | 5.52B | 7.53B | 5.83B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 926.00M | 904.00M | 1.04B | 1.04B | 1.19B | 1.31B | 1.60B | 1.71B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 491.00M | 1.99B | 1.88B | -1.44B | -1.10B | 2.71B | 4.08B | 2.13B |
| Pretax profit | -101.00M | 1.22B | 890.00M | -1.72B | -1.56B | 2.00B | 3.47B | 1.12B |
| Tax | -45.00M | 290.00M | 266.00M | -458.00M | -350.00M | 508.00M | 655.00M | 179.00M |
| Net profit | -56.00M | 926.00M | 624.00M | -1.26B | -1.21B | 1.49B | 2.81B | 944.00M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.11 | 1.86 | 1.30 | -2.69 | -3.26 | 3.58 | 7.00 | 2.18 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.93B | 4.25B | 4.97B | 4.58B | 5.64B | 4.02B |
| Gross profit | 793.00M | 1.54B | 1.95B | 1.55B | 2.41B | 1.39B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 391.00M | 419.00M | 444.00M | 460.00M | 427.00M | 392.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | -120.00M | 583.00M | 1.04B | 629.00M | 1.50B | 553.00M |
| Pretax profit | -444.00M | 403.00M | 856.00M | 308.00M | 1.21B | 427.00M |
| Tax | -176.00M | 76.00M | 204.00M | 75.00M | 183.00M | 122.00M |
| Net profit | -268.00M | 327.00M | 652.00M | 233.00M | 1.03B | 305.00M |
| Basic EPS | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.93 | 0.81 | 1.75 | 0.54 | 2.87 | 0.76 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 3.44B | 4.11B | 3.43B | 7.88B | 11.12B | 11.64B | 8.12B | 9.18B |
| Cash & ST investments | 636.00M | 300.00M | 406.00M | 1.33B | 455.00M | 3.49B | 1.19B | 785.00M |
| Inventory | 412.00M | 469.00M | 515.00M | 610.00M | 570.00M | 740.00M | 970.00M | 1.02B |
| Total assets | 26.02B | 26.62B | 25.21B | 29.68B | 32.79B | 32.97B | 37.77B | 41.55B |
| Total current liabilities | 3.63B | 4.57B | 3.04B | 5.84B | 10.34B | 9.82B | 8.43B | 11.81B |
| Short-term debt | 530.00M | 1.09B | 403.00M | 259.00M | 1.12B | 2.29B | 1.63B | 4.23B |
| Long-term debt | 10.87B | 10.10B | 9.24B | 10.48B | 11.93B | 12.12B | 15.42B | 15.84B |
| Total liabilities | 18,157,000,000.00 | 18,656,000,000.00 | 16,847,000,000.00 | 21,391,000,000.00 | 27,869,000,000.00 | 27,644,000,000.00 | 32,187,000,000.00 | 36,440,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 7.87B | 7.96B | 8.36B | 8.29B | 4.92B | 5.32B | 5.58B | 5.11B |
| Retained earnings | -1.45B | -764.00M | -399.00M | -1.96B | -3.64B | -2.61B | -454.00M | -12.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 8.43B | 8.48B | 8.38B | 9.18B | 9.02B | 10.28B |
| Cash & ST investments | 561.00M | 458.00M | 602.00M | 785.00M | 634.00M | 435.00M |
| Inventory | 960.00M | 965.00M | 970.00M | 1.02B | 1.03B | 1.04B |
| Total assets | 38.23B | 38.15B | 38.02B | 41.55B | 41.31B | 42.60B |
| Total current liabilities | 9.75B | 9.43B | 8.43B | 11.81B | 10.06B | 10.56B |
| Short-term debt | 1.96B | 2.22B | 1.46B | 4.23B | 2.65B | 2.18B |
| Long-term debt | 15.42B | 15.54B | 15.76B | 15.84B | 17.26B | 17.72B |
| Total liabilities | 33,390,000,000.00 | 33,310,000,000.00 | 32,797,000,000.00 | 36,440,000,000.00 | 35,698,000,000.00 | 37,109,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 4.84B | 4.84B | 5.22B | 5.11B | 5.61B | 5.49B |
| Retained earnings | -835.00M | -642.00M | -107.00M | -12.00M | 903.00M | 1.08B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1.47B | 2.74B | 3.34B | -206.00M | 485.00M | 5.45B | 4.56B | 4.07B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.53B | 1.88B | 2.05B | 2.05B | 2.05B | 1.96B | 2.63B | 2.95B |
| Free cash flow | 941.00M | 2.02B | 2.08B | -1.24B | -816.00M | 3.78B | 2.49B | 1.32B |
| Dividends paid | 0 | -243.00M | -266.00M | -290.00M | -453.00M | -463.00M | -478.00M | -498.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -763.00M | -656.00M | 0 | -471.00M | -1.95B | -1.25B | -1.27B | -1.03B |
| Ending cash balance | 693.00M | 475.00M | 444.00M | 1.36B | 525.00M | 3.54B | 1.22B | 822.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 599.00M | 572.00M | 1.47B | 1.43B | 1.20B | 1.02B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 772.00M | 762.00M | 691.00M | 725.00M | 718.00M | 645.00M |
| Free cash flow | -169.00M | -118.00M | 1.01B | 596.00M | 316.00M | 334.00M |
| Dividends paid | -104.00M | -144.00M | -98.00M | -152.00M | -98.00M | -152.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -337.00M | -252.00M | -187.00M | -252.00M | -372.00M | -337.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 596.00M | 495.00M | 638.00M | 822.00M | 677.00M | 481.00M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -0.76 | 11.73 | 7.79 | -17.66 | -29.96 | 46.85 | 83.27 | 26.32 |
| ROA %i | -0.27 | 3.53 | 2.45 | -4.72 | -4.41 | 4.09 | 6.98 | 1.90 |
| ROIC %i | 2.11 | 7.01 | 5.05 | -5.41 | -5.70 | 10.31 | 16.39 | 7.24 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -0.57 | -5.77 | 3.75 | 18.06 | 21.76 |
| EBIT margin %i | 4.64 | 15.07 | 11.68 | -10.50 | -7.27 | 17.71 | 25.12 | 11.87 |
| FCF / sales %i | 10.66 | 18.01 | 18.16 | -- | -- | 25.56 | 14.43 | 7.43 |
| Current ratioi | 0.95 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1.08 | 1.18 | 0.96 | 0.78 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.25 | 0.53 | 0.38 | 0.26 |
| Debt / assetsi | 43.82 | 42.50 | 39.21 | 37.09 | 40.67 | 44.52 | 45.14 | 48.30 |
| LT debt / equityi | 138.29 | 128.42 | 113.26 | 170.88 | 420.92 | 437.69 | 498.32 | 604.43 |
| Interest coveragei | 0.81 | 3.16 | 3.00 | -2.79 | -1.78 | 4.24 | 5.04 | 2.14 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 19.41 | 31.75 | 28.21 | 9.72 | 5.15 | 8.90 | 12.56 | 8.92 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.90 | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | 19.75 | -- | -- | 22.04 | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 80.81 | 80.38 | 33.69 | 26.32 | 74.92 | 75.73 |
| ROA %i | 5.85 | 5.68 | 2.53 | 1.90 | 5.15 | 5.02 |
| ROIC %i | 14.89 | 14.61 | 9.36 | 7.24 | 13.12 | 12.83 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 21.71 | 20.13 | 12.84 | 11.87 | 19.34 | 19.62 |
| FCF / sales %i | 13.64 | 8.93 | 9.57 | 7.43 | 9.27 | 11.74 |
| Current ratioi | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.78 | 0.90 | 0.97 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Debt / assetsi | 46.26 | 47.31 | 46.03 | 48.30 | 48.21 | 46.70 |
| LT debt / equityi | 669.26 | 674.44 | 586.91 | 604.43 | 553.16 | 589.45 |
| Interest coveragei | 4.34 | 4.03 | 2.34 | 2.14 | 3.83 | 3.90 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Retail is the largest reported line at 89.87% of revenue, across 5 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Texas, is a distant second at 35.30% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Retail89.87%
Texas35.30%
East23.75%
West1.77%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:39:53 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.