Vistra (VST) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026)

Vistra's (VST) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $159.0 million in Q1 2026, up 185.95% year-on-year from $55.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 133.82% quarter-over-quarter from $68.0 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 185.95% year-over-year to $159.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $480.0 million, a 7.87% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $136.0 million, down 77.59% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes advanced to $159.0 million in Q1 2026 per VST's latest filing, from $68.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $551.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$417.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is $68.0 million (2025), against an average of $58.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes surged 420.51% in 2022 and tumbled 704.35% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at -$61.0 million in 2022, then surged by 132.79% to $20.0 million in 2023, then sank 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VST Deferred Taxes figures stand at $159.0 million (Q1 2026), $68.0 million (Q4 2025), and $196.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 159.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn -
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - 5.00 Mn
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - -
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn -4.38 Mn
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn -
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 -

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