Vistra (VST) FCF Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026)

Vistra's (VST) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 in Q1 2026, up 150.26% year-on-year from 0.1 in Q1 2025, and up 86.22% quarter-over-quarter from 0.13 in Q4 2025.

Vistra (VST) FCF Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vistra's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.25 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 150.26% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.17, a 78.41% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.23, down 66.78% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.25 in Q1 2026 per VST's latest filing, from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.89 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 227.0 in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.07 (2024), against an average of 13.29.
  • Biggest YoY gain for FCF Payout Ratio was 980.64% in 2022; the steepest drop was 14167.61% in 2022.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 227.0 in 2022, then jumped by 99.78% to 0.49 in 2023, then surged by 488.12% to 1.89 in 2024, then sank by 93.0% to 0.13 in 2025, then soared by 86.22% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VST FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.08 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 0.25
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn -0.28
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - -
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - -
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn -0.01
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 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.13
Sep 30, 2025 0.08
Jun 30, 2025 -0.65
Mar 31, 2025 -0.49
Dec 31, 2024 1.89
Sep 30, 2024 0.07
Jun 30, 2024 0.11
Mar 31, 2024 -0.50
Dec 31, 2023 -0.49
Sep 30, 2023 0.06
Jun 30, 2023 0.07
Mar 31, 2023 0.08
Dec 31, 2022 -227.00
Sep 30, 2022 0.14
Jun 30, 2022 -0.05
Mar 31, 2022 0.35
Dec 31, 2021 1.61
Sep 30, 2021 0.23
Jun 30, 2021 0.30