Vistra (VST) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2016 - 2026)
Vistra (VST) recorded Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred of $98 million in Q3 2026, unchanged from $98 million a year earlier and down 35.5% from the prior quarter.
Vistra (VST) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Vistra's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred came in at $500 million as of Sep 30, 2026, up 0.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $498 million, up 4.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred has increased for six straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred came in at $478 million in FY2024 (+3.2%), $463 million in FY2023 (+2.2%), $453 million in FY2022 (+56.2%) and $290 million in FY2021 (+9.0%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred has ranged from $71 million in Q4 2021 to $160 million in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred rose in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred in the last five years was growth of 111.3% in Q4 2022, against a decline of 6.3% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $152 million (Q2 2026), $98 million (Q1 2026) and $152 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 98.63 Bn | 93.22 Bn | - | -150.00 Mn |
| 2 | Vistra | 44.52 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 98.00 Mn |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 24.30 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 2.59 Bn | -17.78 |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 20.38 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 134.00 Mn |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 17.79 Bn | 15.53 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.73 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 124.81 Mn | -9.96 Mn |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.94 Bn | -20.71 Bn | 23.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Clearway Energy | 7.36 Bn | 9.95 Bn | - | 98.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ormat Technologies | 5.56 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 77.38 Mn | 7.39 Mn |
| 10 | Oklo | 4.67 Bn | -3.73 Bn | 772,000.00 | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 98.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 152.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 98.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 152.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 98.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 144.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 104.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 103.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 148.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 77.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 160.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 76.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 77.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 75.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 77.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 71.00 Mn |
Vistra Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred 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=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=VST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-preferred", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=VST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();