Vistra (VST) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Vistra's (VST) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $427.0 million in Q1 2026, up 9.21% year-on-year from $391.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.17% quarter-over-quarter from $460.0 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 9.21% year-over-year to $427.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.8 billion, a 6.64% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.7 billion, up 7.06% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $427.0 million in Q1 2026 per VST's latest filing, from $460.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $464.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $280.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $357.0 million (2023), against an average of $366.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 30.7% in 2024 and declined 0.86% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $295.0 million in 2022, then increased by 20.34% to $355.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 30.7% to $464.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 0.86% to $460.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 7.17% to $427.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VST Operating Expenses figures stand at $427.0 million (Q1 2026), $460.0 million (Q4 2025), and $444.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.87 Bn 51.16 Bn 4.94 Bn 427.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 28.41 Bn 28.35 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.93 Bn
3 Talen Energy 15.68 Bn 15.65 Bn - 24.00 Mn
4 Oklo 6.96 Bn 6.96 Bn - 51.25 Mn
5 Transalta 3.96 Bn 3.43 Bn 263.24 Mn 127.61 Mn
6 Kenon Holdings 3.64 Bn 1.84 Bn 48.00 Mn -27.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 258.35 Mn 200.54 Mn -801,636.00 5.14 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 391.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 464.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 411.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 375.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 351.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 355.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 357.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 309.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 288.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 295.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 323.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 280.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 288.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 269.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 269.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 252.00 Mn