Vistra Corp. (VST)
NYSE:VST
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Rating:62Neutral
Price Target:
$177.00
â–²(8.28% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/29/26
The score is supported most by a very strong earnings-call outlook (multi-year free-cash-flow targets, contracted nuclear PPAs, and a plan to reduce leverage) and moderately positive technical momentum. This is tempered by only mid-tier underlying financial-statement strength due to high leverage and reduced clarity/weakness in 2025 statement fields, plus a stretched valuation (high P/E and low yield).
Positive Factors
Robust cash generation
Management's projection of over $10B cash generation to YE‑2027 and clear allocations (≈$3B to equity, ~$4B to growth) provides durable financial flexibility. This steady cash profile supports sustained buybacks, accretive investments, and balance‑sheet repair even if markets remain cyclical.
Negative Factors
High leverage
Sustained high leverage magnifies returns but reduces resilience to power price swings or higher rates. Elevated gearing limits flexibility for opportunistic investment, increases refinancing risk, and requires consistent cash generation to hit targeted net debt/EBITDA reductions.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Robust cash generation
Management's projection of over $10B cash generation to YE‑2027 and clear allocations (≈$3B to equity, ~$4B to growth) provides durable financial flexibility. This steady cash profile supports sustained buybacks, accretive investments, and balance‑sheet repair even if markets remain cyclical.
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Vistra Corp (VST) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$52.07B
Dividend Yield0.56%
Average Volume (3M)3.92M
Price to Earnings (P/E)58.1
Beta (1Y)1.88
Revenue Growth-12.41%
EPS Growth-69.13%
CountryUS
Employees6,850
SectorUtilities
Sector Strength65
IndustryIndependent Power Producers
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.54
Shares Outstanding338,549,300
10 Day Avg. Volume3,441,483
30 Day Avg. Volume3,924,956
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.84
Price to Book (P/B)10.73
Price to Sales (P/S)3.23
P/FCF Ratio424.96
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.38
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.28
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit26.94
Enterprise Value/Ebitda14.66
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$228.91Price Target Upside40.04% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)8.58
Revenue Forecast (FY)$23.23B
Vistra Corp Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
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 na...
How the Company Makes Money
Vistra primarily makes money through (1) selling electricity generated from its power plants into wholesale power markets and (2) selling electricity (and related products) to end-use customers through its retail electricity business.
1) Wholesal...
Vistra Corp Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 26, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 07, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a strongly positive operational and financial story: record 2025 results, meaningful fleet expansion through acquisitions, large long-term nuclear PPAs, robust cash generation and disciplined capital allocation. Management highlighted operational resilience during adverse weather and a favorable demand backdrop (U.S. demand +2.5% y/y), and provided constructive multi-year cash-per-share targets. Notable challenges include specific plant outages, battery facility issues, regulatory and interconnection uncertainty in PJM, and that several growth benefits are backloaded into later years. Overall, the favorable achievements and materially improving cash and earnings visibility substantially outweigh the identified challenges.Positive Updates
Record Financial Results for 2025
Vistra delivered approximately $5.912 billion of adjusted EBITDA and approximately $3.6 billion of adjusted free cash flow before growth for full year 2025, both meaningfully above the midpoint of original guidance ranges.
Negative Updates
Operational Outages and Battery Issues
Generation performance was offset in part by extended outages at Martin Lake Unit 1 and issues at Moss Landing battery facilities, which reduced contributions despite overall strong generation results.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Financial Results for 2025
Vistra delivered approximately $5.912 billion of adjusted EBITDA and approximately $3.6 billion of adjusted free cash flow before growth for full year 2025, both meaningfully above the midpoint of original guidance ranges.
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Company Guidance
Vistra reiterated strong near‑term and multi‑year guidance: FY‑2025 adjusted EBITDA was $5.912 billion with adjusted free cash flow before growth of about $3.6 billion (generation $4.29B, retail $1.622B), U.S. demand hit ~4,200 TWh in 2025 (+~2.5% vs. 2024), and the fleet currently runs at ~60% utilization; the company expects 2026 adjusted free cash flow before growth per share to exceed $12.50 and, including announced transactions, to rise to ~ $16 in 2027, with a pathway to $22–$25 longer‑term under aggressive share repurchase assumptions. Key balance‑sheet and capital‑allocation metrics include projecting >$10 billion of cash generation through year‑end 2027, allocating roughly $3 billion to equity holders and ~$4 billion to accretive growth investments (including Cogentrix, Permian builds and PJM uprates) while leaving >$3 billion of additional capital available and targeting net debt/adjusted EBITDA of ~2.3x by YE‑2027; buybacks have retired ~167 million shares at an average cost below $36 with ~$1.8 billion authorization remaining. Strategic transaction and fleet metrics cited in guidance: Lotus added ~2,600 MW, Cogentrix is ~5,500 MW at ~$730/kW net of tax benefits (expecting mid‑single‑digit adjusted FCF per share accretion in 2027 and high‑single‑digit on average ’27–’29), contracted nuclear capacity is ~3.8 GW (Amazon 1,200 MW at Comanche Peak; Meta 2,176 MW + 433 MW uprates), Comanche initial energization expected Q4‑2027/full ramp Q4‑2032, Meta deliveries starting Dec‑2026/Dec‑2027 with uprates through 2031–2034, and Vistra sees thermal generation supplying ~93% of ERCOT during the tightest hours (Winter Storm Fern), supporting expectations of durable load growth (ERCOT peak +3–5% annual, PJM low single‑digit through 2030).Vistra Corp Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
55
Neutral
Cash Flow
58
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 16.97B | 19.38B | 15.54B | 17.84B | 13.33B |
| Gross Profit | 2.97B | 7.69B | 5.17B | 3.81B | 60.00M |
| EBITDA | 5.25B | 7.19B | 4.62B | 1.29B | 852.00M |
| Net Income | 944.00M | 2.66B | 1.49B | -1.23B | -1.27B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 41.55B | 37.77B | 32.97B | 32.79B | 29.68B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 816.00M | 1.19B | 3.48B | 455.00M | 1.32B |
| Total Debt | 20.39B | 17.36B | 14.68B | 13.34B | 11.01B |
| Total Liabilities | 36.44B | 32.19B | 27.64B | 27.87B | 21.39B |
| Stockholders Equity | 5.11B | 5.57B | 5.31B | 4.90B | 8.29B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 129.00M | 2.48B | 3.78B | -816.00M | -1.24B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.07B | 4.56B | 5.45B | 485.00M | -206.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.40B | -5.28B | -2.15B | -1.24B | -1.15B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -74.00M | -1.60B | -294.00M | -80.00M | 2.27B |
Vistra Corp Technical Analysis
Positive
163.46
Price Trends
160.57
Positive
162.74
Positive
179.13
Negative
Market Momentum
0.76
Negative
55.91
Neutral
80.90
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For VST, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 163.46 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 154.75, above the 50-day MA of 160.57, and below the 200-day MA of 179.13, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.76 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 55.91 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 80.90 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for VST.
Vistra Corp Risk Analysis
Vistra Corp disclosed 48 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Vistra Corp reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Vistra Corp Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (66)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | $73.08B | 16.71 | 12.06% | 3.25% | 10.46% | 19.64% | |
74 Outperform | $85.81B | 21.62 | 7.66% | 4.03% | -7.05% | 38.24% | |
66 Neutral | $17.65B | 18.10 | 5.60% | 3.62% | 6.62% | 11.55% | |
62 Neutral | $52.07B | 58.07 | 18.91% | 0.56% | -12.41% | -69.13% | |
58 Neutral | $60.52B | 31.37 | 5.82% | 2.91% | 5.84% | -38.07% | |
57 Neutral | $31.97B | 35.94 | 39.65% | 1.11% | 9.16% | -22.17% | |
56 Neutral | $54.94B | 16.69 | 10.77% | 4.59% | 16.62% | 27.30% |
* Utilities Sector Average
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Vistra Corp Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Vistra Corp Completes $4 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Positive
Apr 28, 2026
On April 22, 2026, Vistra Operations Company LLC completed a $4.0 billion private offering of senior notes maturing between 2028 and 2036, sold to qualified institutional buyers and non-U.S. investors and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by ce...
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