Vistra (VST) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Vistra (VST) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 15.1% in Q1 2026, down 37.99% quarter-over-quarter from 24.35% in Q4 2025, and down 2454.0% on a YoY basis from 0.64% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 2454.0% year-over-year to 15.1%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.36% (up 286.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.94%, down 295.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 15.1% for Q1 2026 at Vistra, down from 24.35% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 1000.0% in Q1 2024 to a low of 26.03% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 76.54% across 5 years, with a median of 23.83% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate soared 97968 bps in 2024, then plunged 96036 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 26.19% in 2022, then tumbled 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 plunged by 38 bps to 15.1% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 15.1% (Q1 2026), 24.35% (Q4 2025), and 23.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Transalta 29,347,846.33 Bn 29,347,846.17 Bn 263.24 Mn 26.09%
2 Kenon Holdings 3,754,999.92 Bn 3,755,000.22 Bn 48.00 Mn -30.00%
3 Vistra 50.25 Bn 48.56 Bn 4.94 Bn 15.10%
4 Nrg Energy 26.74 Bn 23.49 Bn 1.40 Bn -50.60%
5 Talen Energy 16.64 Bn 16.60 Bn - 22.22%
6 Oklo 9.89 Bn 9.89 Bn - -10.55%
7 Digi Power X 420.60 Mn 363.72 Mn -801,636.00 -
8 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 26.09%
9 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 26.09%
10 Transalta - - 263.24 Mn 26.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.10%
Mar 31, 2026 15.10%
Dec 31, 2025 24.35%
Dec 31, 2025 24.35%
Sep 30, 2025 23.83%
Sep 30, 2025 23.83%
Jun 30, 2025 18.86%
Jun 30, 2025 18.86%
Mar 31, 2025 39.64%
Mar 31, 2025 39.64%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.65%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.65%
Sep 30, 2024 23.20%
Sep 30, 2024 23.20%
Jun 30, 2024 25.40%
Jun 30, 2024 25.40%
Mar 31, 2024 1,000.00%
Mar 31, 2024 1,000.00%
Dec 31, 2023 -26.03%
Dec 31, 2023 -26.03%