Vistra (VST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026)
Vistra (VST) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.12% for Q3 2026, up 6.27 percentage points from 6.85% a year earlier and up 1.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vistra (VST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vistra's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.84%, down 8.31 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +0.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vistra's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.15% in FY2024 (+3.61 pp), 11.54% in FY2023 (+17.17 pp), -5.63% in FY2022 (+1.38 pp) and -7.01% in FY2021 (-13.65 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.84 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 16.71 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 13.14 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 11.35% (Q2 2026), 11.24% (Q1 2026) and 6.81% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 98.63 Bn | 93.22 Bn | - | 6.98% |
| 2 | Vistra | 44.52 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 13.12% |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 24.30 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 4.74% |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 20.38 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 8.86% |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 17.79 Bn | 15.53 Bn | - | 0.58% |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.73 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 124.81 Mn | 3.48% |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.94 Bn | -20.71 Bn | 23.00 Mn | -0.71% |
| 8 | Clearway Energy | 7.36 Bn | 9.95 Bn | - | 1.44% |
| 9 | Ormat Technologies | 5.56 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 77.38 Mn | 3.50% |
| 10 | Oklo | 4.67 Bn | -3.73 Bn | 772,000.00 | -7.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.12% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.33% |
API Access
Vistra Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "VST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();