Vistra (VST) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Vistra (VST) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $427.0 million in Q1 2026, down 7.17% quarter-over-quarter from $460.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 46.02% on a YoY basis from $791.0 million in Q1 2025.

Vistra (VST) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vistra's Operating Expenses history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $427.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 46.02% year-over-year to $427.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (down 38.68% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.7 billion, up 6.99% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $427.0 million for Q1 2026 at Vistra, down from $460.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $832.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $419.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $620.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $641.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses grew 20.23% in 2024, then plunged 46.63% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $626.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 13.42% to $710.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 34.51% to $465.0 million in 2024, then declined by 1.08% to $460.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 7.17% to $427.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $427.0 million (Q1 2026), $460.0 million (Q4 2025), and $444.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn 131.99 Mn
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn -27.00 Mn
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 427.00 Mn
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.93 Bn
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - 101.00 Mn
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - 51.25 Mn
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 5.14 Mn
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 131.99 Mn
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 131.99 Mn
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 131.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 427.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 460.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 444.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 419.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 791.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 465.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 832.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 766.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 718.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 710.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 692.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 641.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 611.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 626.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 661.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 621.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 666.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 600.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 667.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 646.00 Mn