Vistra (VST) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Vistra (VST) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 5.6% in Q1 2026, down 56.91% quarter-over-quarter from 13.0% in Q4 2025, and up 990.0% on a YoY basis from 0.51% in Q1 2025.

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

Vistra's FCF Margin history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.6% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 990.0% year-over-year to 5.6%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.27% (down 437.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.43%, down 700.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 5.6% for Q1 2026 at Vistra, down from 13.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 35.59% in Q2 2023 to a low of 97.86% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 6.2% across 5 years, with a median of 13.0% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin tumbled 10729 bps in 2022, then soared 13345 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 0.03% in 2022, then soared by 58601 bps to 15.17% in 2023, then soared by 51 bps to 22.86% in 2024, then sank by 43 bps to 13.0% in 2025, then tumbled by 57 bps to 5.6% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.6% (Q1 2026), 13.0% (Q4 2025), and 20.3% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn 26.55%
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn 34.07%
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 5.60%
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn -4.74%
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - 37.11%
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - -
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 -317.61%
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 26.55%
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 26.55%
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 26.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.60%
Dec 31, 2025 13.00%
Sep 30, 2025 20.30%
Jun 30, 2025 -2.78%
Mar 31, 2025 -4.30%
Dec 31, 2024 22.86%
Sep 30, 2024 16.17%
Jun 30, 2024 18.15%
Mar 31, 2024 -5.01%
Dec 31, 2023 15.17%
Sep 30, 2023 29.96%
Jun 30, 2023 35.59%
Mar 31, 2023 21.49%
Dec 31, 2022 0.03%
Sep 30, 2022 10.09%
Jun 30, 2022 -97.86%
Mar 31, 2022 6.98%
Dec 31, 2021 1.33%
Sep 30, 2021 10.70%
Jun 30, 2021 9.43%