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Financial statementsVistra Corp. financial statements
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 9 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data Vistra Corp. files with the SEC in its annual reports.
In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.
Income statement
| FY2018 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5,430 | 9,797 | 11,809 | 11,443 | 17,700 | 15,631 | 14,779 | 17,224 | 17,738 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 600 | 926 | 904 | 1,035 | 1,040 | 1,189 | 1,308 | 1,601 | 1,714 |
| Operating income | 198 | 491 | 1,993 | 1,519 | -1,515 | -1,177 | 2,661 | 4,081 | 1,906 |
| Interest expense | 193 | 572 | 797 | 630 | 384 | 368 | 740 | 900 | 1,179 |
| Interest income | 15 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 86 | 65 | 18 |
| Pre-tax income | 250 | -101 | 1,216 | 890 | -1,722 | -1,560 | 2,000 | 3,467 | 1,123 |
| Income tax | 504 | -45 | 290 | 266 | -458 | -350 | 508 | 655 | 179 |
| Net income to minority interests | 0 | -2 | -2 | -12 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 153 | 0 |
| Net income | -254 | -54 | 928 | 636 | -1,274 | -1,227 | 1,493 | 2,659 | 944 |
| EBITDA | 897 | 1,885 | 3,633 | 3,256 | 238 | 419 | 4,163 | 5,924 | 3,892 |
| EPS, basic | -0.59 | -0.11 | 1.88 | 1.30 | -2.69 | -3.26 | 3.63 | 7.16 | 2.22 |
| EPS, diluted | -0.59 | -0.11 | 1.86 | 1.30 | -2.69 | -3.26 | 3.58 | 7.00 | 2.18 |
| Shares, basic (weighted) | 428 | 505 | 494 | 489 | 482 | 422 | 370 | 345 | 339 |
| Shares, diluted (weighted) | 428 | 505 | 500 | 491 | 482 | 422 | 375 | 353 | 346 |
| Dividend per share | 0.13 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.90 |
Balance sheet
| FY2018 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 1,487 | 636 | 300 | 406 | 1,325 | 455 | 3,485 | 1,188 | 785 |
| Receivables | 582 | 1,087 | 1,365 | 1,279 | 1,397 | 2,059 | 1,674 | 1,982 | 2,323 |
| Inventory | 253 | 412 | 469 | 515 | 610 | 570 | 740 | 970 | |
| Other current assets | 72 | 152 | 298 | 205 | 195 | 293 | 364 | 523 | 654 |
| Total current assets | 2,673 | 3,435 | 4,114 | 3,429 | 7,883 | 11,116 | 11,637 | 8,119 | 9,179 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 4,820 | 14,612 | 13,914 | 13,499 | 13,056 | 12,554 | 12,432 | 18,173 | 19,846 |
| Lease right-of-use assets | 0 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 51 | 50 | 106 | 98 | |
| Goodwill | 1,907 | 2,068 | 2,553 | 2,583 | 2,583 | 2,583 | 2,583 | 2,807 | 2,810 |
| Intangible assets | 2,530 | 2,493 | 2,748 | 2,446 | 2,146 | 1,958 | 1,864 | 2,213 | 2,435 |
| Long-term investments | 1,240 | 1,250 | 1,537 | 1,759 | 2,049 | 1,729 | 2,035 | 4,512 | |
| Other non-current assets | 162 | 590 | 352 | 332 | 361 | 351 | 601 | 1,191 | 1,539 |
| Total assets | 14,600 | 26,024 | 26,616 | 25,208 | 29,683 | 32,787 | 32,966 | 37,770 | 41,550 |
| Accounts payable | 473 | 945 | 947 | 880 | 1,515 | 1,556 | 1,147 | 1,510 | 1,644 |
| Short-term debt | 44 | 191 | 277 | 95 | 254 | 38 | 2,286 | 880 | 1,201 |
| Total current liabilities | 1,351 | 3,625 | 4,574 | 3,036 | 5,843 | 10,337 | 9,823 | 8,432 | 11,814 |
| Long-term debt | 4,379 | 10,874 | 10,102 | 9,235 | 10,477 | 11,933 | 12,116 | 15,418 | 15,842 |
| Lease liabilities | 0 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 98 | 92 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 220 | 741 | 989 | 1,131 | 1,489 | 1,004 | 999 | 1,270 | 1,527 |
| Total liabilities | 8,258 | 18,157 | 18,656 | 16,847 | 21,391 | 27,869 | 27,644 | 32,187 | 36,440 |
| Total debt | 4,423 | 11,065 | 10,379 | 9,330 | 10,731 | 11,971 | 14,402 | 16,298 | 17,043 |
| Paid-in capital | 7,765 | 10,107 | 9,721 | 9,786 | 9,824 | 9,928 | 10,095 | 9,435 | 9,536 |
| Retained earnings | -1,410 | -1,449 | -764 | -399 | -1,964 | -3,643 | -2,613 | -454 | -12 |
| Treasury stock | 778 | -973 | -973 | -1,558 | -3,395 | -4,662 | -5,912 | -6,925 | |
| Other comprehensive income | -17 | -22 | -30 | -48 | -16 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 17 |
| Shareholders' equity | 6,342 | 7,863 | 7,959 | 8,371 | 8,291 | 4,902 | 5,307 | 5,570 | 5,097 |
| Minority interests | 0 | 4 | 1 | -10 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Total equity | 6,342 | 7,867 | 7,960 | 8,361 | 8,292 | 4,918 | 5,322 | 5,583 | 5,110 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 14,600 | 26,024 | 26,616 | 25,208 | 29,683 | 32,787 | 32,966 | 37,770 | 41,550 |
| Shares outstanding | 428 | 493 | 488 | 489 | 469 | 390 | 351 | 340 | 338 |
Cash flow statement
| FY2018 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | -254 | -56 | 926 | 624 | -1,264 | -1,210 | 1,492 | 2,812 | 944 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 699 | 1,394 | 1,640 | 1,737 | 1,753 | 1,596 | 1,502 | 1,843 | 1,986 |
| Stock-based compensation | 0 | 73 | 47 | 65 | 47 | 63 | 77 | 100 | 113 |
| Deferred income tax | 418 | -62 | 281 | 230 | -475 | -359 | 457 | 607 | 136 |
| Change in receivables | 7 | -207 | -88 | -33 | -228 | -852 | 214 | -242 | -528 |
| Change in inventory | 22 | 61 | -44 | -59 | -100 | 36 | -174 | -31 | -3 |
| Change in payables | -30 | 90 | -221 | -40 | 402 | 94 | -350 | 19 | 16 |
| Cash from operations | 1,386 | 1,471 | 2,736 | 3,337 | -206 | 485 | 5,453 | 4,563 | 4,070 |
| Capital expenditures | -114 | -530 | -713 | -1,259 | -1,033 | -1,301 | -1,676 | -2,078 | -2,752 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3,065 | |
| Cash from investing | -727 | -101 | -1,717 | -1,572 | -1,153 | -1,239 | -2,145 | -5,276 | -4,396 |
| Debt issued | 0 | 1,000 | 6,507 | 0 | 1,250 | 1,498 | 2,498 | 3,817 | 2,506 |
| Debt repaid | -251 | -33 | -2,287 | -2,584 | |||||
| Share buybacks | 0 | -763 | -656 | 0 | -471 | -1,949 | -1,245 | -1,266 | -1,028 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | -243 | -266 | -290 | -302 | -313 | -305 | -306 |
| Cash from financing | -201 | -2,723 | -1,237 | -1,796 | 2,274 | -80 | -294 | -1,604 | -74 |
| Net change in cash | 458 | -1,353 | -218 | -31 | 915 | -834 | 3,014 | -2,317 | -400 |
| Free cash flow | 1,272 | 941 | 2,023 | 2,078 | -1,239 | -816 | 3,777 | 2,485 | 1,318 |
| Interest paid | 238 | 639 | 513 | 482 | 482 | 581 | 636 | 987 | 1,165 |
| Income taxes paid | 63 | 67 | -76 | -140 | -50 | 31 | 55 | 97 |
Key metrics
Profitability
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.5% | Operating income / revenue. |
| EBITDA margin | 28.1% | EBITDA (operating income + depreciation and amortization) / revenue. |
| Pre-tax margin | 14.5% | Pre-tax income / revenue. |
| Net margin | 11.5% | Net income / revenue. |
| FCF margin | 11.7% | Free cash flow (cash from operations - capital expenditures) / revenue. |
| Operating cash flow margin | 26.6% | Cash from operations / revenue. |
| Effective tax rate | 20.8% | Income tax / pre-tax income, when pre-tax income is positive. |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 40.5% | Net income / average shareholders' equity (opening and closing). Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 5.2% | Net income / average total assets. |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 11.4% | Approximation: operating income x (1 - tax rate) / average (total debt + equity - cash). Tax rate is the effective rate when between 0% and 50%, else 21%. |
| SG&A / revenue | 8.9% | Selling, general and administrative expense / revenue. |
| Stock-based pay / revenue | 0.7% | Stock-based compensation (from the cash flow statement) / revenue. |
| Capex / revenue | 14.9% | Capital expenditures / revenue. |
| D&A / revenue | 9.6% | Depreciation and amortization / revenue. |
Growth
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1y | 3.0% | Revenue vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Revenue CAGR, 3y | 4.3% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Revenue CAGR, 5y | 9.2% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating income growth, 1y | -53.3% | Operating income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating income CAGR, 5y | 4.6% | Compound annual growth of operating income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA growth, 1y | -34.3% | EBITDA vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 3y | 110.2% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 5y | 3.6% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Net income growth, 1y | -64.5% | Net income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Net income CAGR, 5y | 8.2% | Compound annual growth of net income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EPS growth, 1y | -68.9% | EPS vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| EPS CAGR, 5y | 10.9% | Compound annual growth of eps over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow growth, 1y | -10.8% | Operating cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3y | 103.2% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 5y | 4.1% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow growth, 1y | -47.0% | Free cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 5y | -8.7% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Dividend per share growth, 1y | 3.2% | Dividend per share vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Dividend per share CAGR, 3y | 7.6% | Compound annual growth of dividend per share over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value growth, 1y | -8.5% | Book value vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Book value CAGR, 3y | 1.3% | Compound annual growth of book value over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value CAGR, 5y | -9.4% | Compound annual growth of book value over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets growth, 1y | 10.0% | Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Total assets CAGR, 3y | 8.2% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets CAGR, 5y | 10.5% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Share count change, 1y | -2.0% | Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 3y | -6.5% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 5y | -6.8% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 5 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
Balance sheet health
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.97x | Current assets / current liabilities. |
| Quick ratio | 0.26x | (Cash + short-term investments + receivables) / current liabilities. |
| Cash ratio | 0.04x | (Cash + short-term investments) / current liabilities. |
| Debt / equity | 3.57x | Total debt / shareholders' equity. Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Debt / assets | 46.0% | Total debt / total assets. |
| Liabilities / assets | 87.1% | Total liabilities / total assets. |
| Net debt | $19.16B | Total debt - cash - short-term investments. Negative means more cash than debt. |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.54x | Net debt / EBITDA (twelve months), when EBITDA is positive. |
| Interest coverage | 3.15x | Operating income / interest expense. |
| Working capital | -$281.0M | Current assets - current liabilities. |
| Goodwill and intangibles / assets | 12.0% | (Goodwill + intangible assets) / total assets. |
| Tangible book value | $386.0M | Shareholders' equity - goodwill - intangible assets. |
Efficiency
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.45x | Revenue / average total assets. |
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.97x | Revenue / average property, plant and equipment. |
| Receivables turnover | 8.41x | Revenue / average receivables. |
| Days sales outstanding | 43 days | 365 x average receivables / revenue. |
| FCF conversion | 101.6% | Free cash flow / net income, when net income is positive. |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 56.0% | Capital expenditures / cash from operations, when that is positive. |
Per share
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| EPS, diluted | $6.54 | Net income per diluted share, as reported (split-adjusted). Over the last twelve months: the four quarters summed, or net income / latest diluted shares when a quarter has no reported EPS. |
| Revenue per share | $56.83 | Revenue / diluted weighted shares. |
| FCF per share | $6.65 | Free cash flow / diluted weighted shares. |
| Operating cash flow per share | $15.10 | Cash from operations / diluted weighted shares. |
| Book value per share | $16.32 | Shareholders' equity / shares outstanding (diluted weighted shares when not reported). |
| Tangible book per share | $1.15 | Tangible book value / shares outstanding. |
| Cash per share | $1.29 | (Cash + short-term investments) / shares outstanding. |
| Payout ratio | 13.9% | Dividends paid / net income, when net income is positive. |
| Dividends / FCF | 13.7% | Dividends paid / free cash flow, when free cash flow is positive. |
| Buybacks / FCF | 50.9% | Share buybacks / free cash flow, when free cash flow is positive. |
Valuation
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $46.47B | Share price x shares outstanding. |
| Enterprise value | $65.63B | Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments. |
| P/E | 20.9x | Market cap / net income. Only when net income is positive. |
| P/S | 2.41x | Market cap / revenue. |
| P/B | 8.48x | Market cap / shareholders' equity. Only when equity is positive. |
| Price / tangible book | 120x | Market cap / tangible book value, when positive. |
| P/FCF | 20.6x | Market cap / free cash flow. Only when free cash flow is positive. |
| P/OCF | 9.07x | Market cap / cash from operations, when positive. |
| EV/Sales | 3.40x | Enterprise value / revenue. |
| EV/EBIT | 18.4x | Enterprise value / operating income, when both are positive. |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.1x | Enterprise value / EBITDA, when both are positive. |
| EV/FCF | 29.1x | Enterprise value / free cash flow, when both are positive. |
| FCF yield | 4.9% | Free cash flow / market cap. |
| Earnings yield | 4.8% | Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E). |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | Dividends paid over the period / market cap. |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% | (Dividends paid + share buybacks) / market cap. |
What was Vistra Corp.'s revenue in fiscal 2025?
Vistra Corp. reported revenue of $17.74B for fiscal 2025, 3% higher than the year before.
Was Vistra Corp. profitable in fiscal 2025?
Yes. Net income was $944.0M, a net margin of 5.3%.
How much free cash flow did Vistra Corp. generate in fiscal 2025?
Cash from operations of $4.07B minus capital expenditures of $2.75B left free cash flow of $1.32B.