Vistra (VST) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Vistra's (VST) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $316.0 million in Q1 2026, up 286.98% year-on-year from $81.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 46.98% quarter-over-quarter from $596.0 million in Q4 2025.

Vistra (VST) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vistra's Free Cash Flow history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $316.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 286.98% year-over-year to $316.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.8 billion, a 26.97% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, down 46.96% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $316.0 million in Q1 2026 per VST's latest filing, from $596.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.2 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$1.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $519.0 million (2022), against an average of $416.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 742.15% in 2022 and surged 46600.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 46600.0% to $467.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 97.64% to $923.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 35.43% to $596.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 46.98% to $316.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VST Free Cash Flow figures stand at $316.0 million (Q1 2026), $596.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.0 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 316.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn -486.00 Mn
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - 419.00 Mn
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - -38.52 Mn
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn 109.38 Mn
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn 111.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 -21.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 316.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 316.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 596.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 596.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -118.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -118.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -169.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -169.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 923.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 923.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 698.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 698.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -153.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -153.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 467.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 467.00 Mn