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

Vistra's (VST) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$145.0 million in Q1 2026, up 76.84% year-on-year from -$82.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 178.8% quarter-over-quarter from $184.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Vistra's Net Cash Flow history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$145.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 76.84% year-over-year to -$145.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $81.0 million, a 115.58% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$400.0 million, up 82.74% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow fell to -$145.0 million in Q1 2026 per VST's latest filing, from $184.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $2.5 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$2.4 billion in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $48.0 million (2023), against an average of -$40.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow jumped 830.23% in 2023 and slumped 5147.92% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at -$43.0 million in 2022, then soared by 830.23% to $314.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 10.19% to $282.0 million in 2024, then sank by 34.75% to $184.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 178.8% to -$145.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VST Net Cash Flow figures stand at -$145.0 million (Q1 2026), $184.0 million (Q4 2025), and $143.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn -145.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn -4.59 Bn
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - 275.00 Mn
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - 805.66 Mn
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn 117.40 Mn
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn 292.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 -20.66 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -145.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -145.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 184.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 143.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 143.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -101.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -626.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -626.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 282.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 282.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -721.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -721.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 545.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 545.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 314.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 314.00 Mn