Vistra (VST) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026)

Vistra (VST) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of $159.0 million in Q1 2026, up 133.82% quarter-over-quarter from $68.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 185.95% on a YoY basis from $55.6 million in Q1 2025.

Vistra (VST) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vistra's Deferred Taxes history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $159.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 185.95% year-over-year to $159.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $480.0 million (up 7.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $136.0 million, down 77.59% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $159.0 million for Q1 2026 at Vistra, up from $68.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $551.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$417.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged $58.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $68.0 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Deferred Taxes soared 420.51% in 2022, then tumbled 704.35% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$61.0 million in 2022, then surged by 132.79% to $20.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 395.0% to -$59.0 million in 2024, then surged by 215.25% to $68.0 million in 2025, then surged by 133.82% to $159.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $159.0 million (Q1 2026), $68.0 million (Q4 2025), and $196.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn -4.38 Mn
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn -
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 159.00 Mn
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn -
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - 5.00 Mn
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - -
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 -
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -4.38 Mn
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -4.38 Mn
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn -4.38 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 159.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 68.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 196.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -185.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -59.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 551.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 138.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -23.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 147.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 109.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 181.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -61.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 203.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -417.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -84.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 112.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -102.00 Mn