Vistra (VST) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Vistra's (VST) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 15.1% in Q1 2026, down 2454.0% year-on-year from 0.64% in Q1 2025, and down 37.99% quarter-over-quarter from 24.35% in Q4 2025.

Vistra (VST) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vistra's Tax Rate history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 15.1% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 2454.0% year-over-year to 15.1% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 19.36%, a 286.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.94%, down 295.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate eased to 15.1% in Q1 2026 per VST's latest filing, from 24.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 1000.0% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 26.03% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 23.83% (2025), against an average of 76.54%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate surged 97968 bps in 2024 and plunged 96036 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 26.19% in 2022, then sank by 199 bps to 26.03% in 2023, then jumped by 67 bps to 8.65% in 2024, then jumped by 382 bps to 24.35% in 2025, then slumped by 38 bps to 15.1% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest VST Tax Rate figures stand at 15.1% (Q1 2026), 24.35% (Q4 2025), and 23.83% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Vistra 53.18 Bn 51.48 Bn 4.94 Bn 15.10%
2 Nrg Energy 28.62 Bn 28.56 Bn 1.40 Bn -50.60%
3 Talen Energy 15.82 Bn 15.79 Bn - 22.22%
4 Oklo 7.05 Bn 7.05 Bn - -10.55%
5 Transalta 3.98 Bn 3.45 Bn 263.24 Mn 26.09%
6 Kenon Holdings 3.61 Bn 1.81 Bn 48.00 Mn -30.00%
7 Digi Power X 264.62 Mn 206.80 Mn -801,636.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.10%
Mar 31, 2026 15.10%
Mar 31, 2026 15.10%
Dec 31, 2025 24.35%
Dec 31, 2025 24.35%
Dec 31, 2025 24.35%
Sep 30, 2025 23.83%
Sep 30, 2025 23.83%
Sep 30, 2025 23.83%
Jun 30, 2025 18.86%
Jun 30, 2025 18.86%
Jun 30, 2025 18.86%
Mar 31, 2025 39.64%
Mar 31, 2025 39.64%
Mar 31, 2025 39.64%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.65%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.65%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.65%
Sep 30, 2024 23.20%
Sep 30, 2024 23.20%