Vistra (VST) Asset Retirement Obligations (2016 - 2026)
Vistra's Asset Retirement Obligations came in at $4.1 billion for Q3 2026, up 3.9% from $3.94 billion a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Vistra (VST) Asset Retirement Obligations (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Vistra's Asset Retirement Obligations was $4.04 billion, up 2.5% from FY2024.
- Asset Retirement Obligations has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Asset Retirement Obligations was $3.94 billion in FY2024 (+63.0%), $2.41 billion in FY2023 (+4.5%), $2.31 billion in FY2022 (-1.6%) and $2.35 billion in FY2021 (+0.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Asset Retirement Obligations in data going back to Q4 2016.
- Year-over-year, Asset Retirement Obligations has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Asset Retirement Obligations over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 65.3%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 1.7%).
- Business Quant data shows VST's Asset Retirement Obligations at $4.07 billion (Q2 2026), $4.05 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.04 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | AROs (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 98.63 Bn | 93.22 Bn | - | 12.89 Bn |
| 2 | Vistra | 44.52 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 4.10 Bn |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 24.30 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 2.59 Bn | - |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 20.38 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 2.23 Bn | - |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 17.79 Bn | 15.53 Bn | - | 500.00 Mn |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.73 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 124.81 Mn | - |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.94 Bn | -20.71 Bn | 23.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Clearway Energy | 7.36 Bn | 9.95 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ormat Technologies | 5.56 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 77.38 Mn | 143.02 Mn |
| 10 | Oklo | 4.67 Bn | -3.73 Bn | 772,000.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.35 Bn |
API Access
Vistra Asset Retirement Obligations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-retirement-obligations&ticker=VST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-retirement-obligations", "ticker": "VST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-retirement-obligations&ticker=VST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();