Vistra (VST) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Vistra (VST) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 26.58% in Q1 2026, up 157.03% quarter-over-quarter from 10.34% in Q4 2025, and up 2963.0% on a YoY basis from 0.87% in Q1 2025.

Vistra (VST) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vistra's EBIT Margin history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 26.58% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 2963.0% year-over-year to 26.58%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.13% (down 328.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.75%, down 1295.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 26.58% for Q1 2026 at Vistra, up from 10.34% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 41.16% in Q3 2024 to a low of 105.98% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 6.71% across 5 years, with a median of 14.84% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBIT Margin slumped 10840 bps in 2022, then soared 12451 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 2.53% in 2022, then surged by 231 bps to 3.31% in 2023, then soared by 348 bps to 14.84% in 2024, then sank by 30 bps to 10.34% in 2025, then jumped by 157 bps to 26.58% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 26.58% (Q1 2026), 10.34% (Q4 2025), and 20.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn 16.28%
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn 1.89%
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 26.58%
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn 3.20%
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - 18.60%
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - -
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 -87.43%
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 16.28%
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 16.28%
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 16.28%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 26.58%
Dec 31, 2025 10.34%
Sep 30, 2025 20.86%
Jun 30, 2025 12.12%
Mar 31, 2025 -3.05%
Dec 31, 2024 14.84%
Sep 30, 2024 41.16%
Jun 30, 2024 21.01%
Mar 31, 2024 2.82%
Dec 31, 2023 3.31%
Sep 30, 2023 20.41%
Jun 30, 2023 18.53%
Mar 31, 2023 25.56%
Dec 31, 2022 -2.53%
Sep 30, 2022 17.37%
Jun 30, 2022 -105.98%
Mar 31, 2022 -9.22%
Dec 31, 2021 26.74%
Sep 30, 2021 3.98%
Jun 30, 2021 2.42%