Vistra (VST) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)
Vistra (VST) reported Capital Expenditures of $689 million for Q2 2026, down 0.1% from $690 million a year earlier and down 22.0% from the prior quarter.
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Vistra (VST) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Vistra's Capital Expenditures came in at $2.87 billion, up 11.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.75 billion, up 32.4% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $2.08 billion in FY2024 (+24.0%), $1.68 billion in FY2023 (+28.8%), $1.3 billion in FY2022 (+25.9%) and $1.03 billion in FY2021 (-18.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Capital Expenditures spans a low of $240 million in Q2 2022 and a high of $883 million in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 35.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 103.9%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 42.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $883 million (Q1 2026), $836 million (Q4 2025) and $458 million (Q3 2025).
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params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "VST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();