Vistra VST
NYSE VST
$136.21 -2.73 (-1.96%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Vistra (VST) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)

Vistra (VST) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 132.65% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Vistra (VST) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vistra's Return on Invested Capital history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.02% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.03%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.02%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.03% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.02% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.01% (2024), against an average of 0.01%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital climbed 5 bps in 2022, then declined 2 bps in 2023.
  • Vistra's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then jumped by 184 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then jumped by 62 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then plunged by 47 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then jumped by 133 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VST's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Vistra 45.98 Bn 44.11 Bn 3.16 Bn 0.01%
2 Nrg Energy 23.94 Bn 23.78 Bn 2.01 Bn 0.00%
3 Talen Energy 14.44 Bn 14.08 Bn - 0.01%
4 Oklo 7.46 Bn 7.46 Bn - -
5 Transalta 3.69 Bn 3.42 Bn 313.03 Mn 0.00%
6 Kenon Holdings 3.45 Bn 2.12 Bn 84.00 Mn 0.00%
7 Digi Power X 347.05 Mn 218.93 Mn -5.52 Mn -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 0.02%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.03%
Dec 31, 2024 0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.02%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.04%