Vistra (VST) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026)

Vistra's (VST) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $69.0 million in Q1 2026, up 228.57% year-on-year from $21.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 122.58% quarter-over-quarter from $31.0 million in Q4 2025.

Vistra (VST) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vistra's Share-based Compensation history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $69.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 228.57% year-over-year to $69.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $161.0 million, a 47.71% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $113.0 million, up 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation improved to $69.0 million in Q1 2026 per VST's latest filing, from $31.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $69.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $12.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $21.0 million (2023), against an average of $24.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation plunged 45.45% in 2024 and jumped 228.57% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $15.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.67% to $14.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 71.43% to $24.0 million in 2024, then rose by 29.17% to $31.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 122.58% to $69.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VST Share-based Compensation figures stand at $69.0 million (Q1 2026), $31.0 million (Q4 2025), and $36.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Vistra 52.84 Bn 51.14 Bn 4.94 Bn 69.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 28.17 Bn 28.12 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.00 Mn
3 Talen Energy 15.71 Bn 15.67 Bn - -1.00 Mn
4 Oklo 7.13 Bn 7.13 Bn - -
5 Transalta 3.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 263.24 Mn -
6 Kenon Holdings 3.66 Bn 1.86 Bn 48.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
7 Digi Power X 264.61 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 1.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 31.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 24.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 41.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.00 Mn