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Vistra Corp. VST

NYSE · stock · Electric Services · website · IPO 2016-09-28 · LEI

Vistra Corp. statistics & valuation

Market cap$53.5B
P / E56.7×
P / S3.0×
P / B10.5×
P / FCF40.6×
Dividend yield0.57%
Net margin5.3%
Return on equity18.5%
FCF margin7.4%
Net debt$16.3B
Net debt / EBITDA3.3×
Enterprise value USD$69.7B
EV / EBITDA14.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.7%
Return on capital6.4%
Graham number -81.6%$26.93

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($26.93); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-4.70% -0.60% 7.90% 5.60% -7.20% -7.80% 10.10% 15.40% 5.30% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
3.60% 5.00% 16.90% 13.30% -8.60% -7.50% 18.00% 23.70% 10.70% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-4.00% -0.70% 11.70% 7.60% -15.40% -24.90% 28.10% 47.60% 18.50% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
428.4M 505.0M 499.9M 491.1M 482.2M 422.4M 375.2M 352.6M 345.7M 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$10.92B $15.11B $16.26B 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-1.70% -0.20% 3.50% 2.50% -4.30% -3.70% 4.50% 7.00% 2.30% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
23.40% 9.60% 17.10% 18.20% -7.00% -5.20% 25.60% 14.40% 7.40% 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.71× 2.92× 3.34× 201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.59 -$0.11 $1.86 $1.30 -$2.69 -$3.26 $3.58 $7.00 $2.18 201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Vistra Corp. trades at about 67.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.5×–72.6×, median 15.4×).

11.5× 72.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.5×–72.6×); dot = today's 67.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin10.7%23.7%18.0%-7.5%-8.6%13.3%16.9%5.0%3.6%
Net margin5.3%15.4%10.1%-7.8%-7.2%5.6%7.9%-0.6%-4.7%
FCF margin7.4%14.4%25.6%-5.2%-7.0%18.2%17.1%9.6%23.4%
Return on assets2.3%7.0%4.5%-3.7%-4.3%2.5%3.5%-0.2%-1.7%
Return on equity18.5%47.6%28.1%-24.9%-15.4%7.6%11.7%-0.7%-4.0%
Debt / equity3.34×2.92×2.71×——————
Current ratio0.780.961.181.081.351.130.900.951.98

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.