Vistra (VST) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)
Vistra's (VST) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.02% in Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-on-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.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.02%, a 1.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.03%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.02% in Q1 2026 per VST's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.03% in Q1 2025 and bottomed 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%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital rose 5 bps in 2022 and decreased 2 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 184 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then surged by 62 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then tumbled by 47 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then surged by 133 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest VST Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vistra | 52.84 Bn | 51.14 Bn | 4.94 Bn | 0.02% |
| 2 | Nrg Energy | 28.17 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Talen Energy | 15.71 Bn | 15.67 Bn | - | -0.01% |
| 4 | Oklo | 7.13 Bn | 7.13 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Transalta | 3.99 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 263.24 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Kenon Holdings | 3.66 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 48.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Digi Power X | 264.61 Mn | 206.80 Mn | -801,636.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.03% |