Vistra VST
NYSE VST
$151.12 -0.60 (-0.40%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Vistra (VST) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Vistra (VST) posted Tax Rate of 28.57% for Q2 2026, up 89.23% on a QoQ basis from 15.1% in Q1 2026, and up 971.0% year-over-year from 2.67% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Vistra has reported Tax Rate for 11 years, with the latest figure at 28.57% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 971.0% year-over-year to 28.57% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 20.83%, a 599.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.94%, down 295.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 28.57% for Q2 2026 at Vistra, up from 15.1% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 1000.0% in Q1 2024, with the low at 26.03% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 73.87%, with a median of 24.05% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate jumped 97968 bps in 2024, then tumbled 96036 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 26.19% in 2022, then slumped by 199 bps to 26.03% in 2023, then surged by 67 bps to 8.65% in 2024, then surged by 382 bps to 24.35% in 2025, then climbed by 17 bps to 28.57% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 28.57% (Q2 2026), 15.1% (Q1 2026), and 24.35% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Vistra 50.14 Bn 48.28 Bn 3.16 Bn 28.57%
2 Nrg Energy 25.03 Bn 24.86 Bn 2.01 Bn 23.68%
3 Talen Energy 15.18 Bn 14.85 Bn - 28.68%
4 Transalta 5.57 Bn 5.28 Bn 313.03 Mn 32.50%
5 Kenon Holdings 3.61 Bn 3.70 Bn 84.00 Mn -31.82%
6 Central Puerto 2.13 Bn -270.93 Bn - -
7 Hallador Energy 782.59 Mn 753.61 Mn 62.37 Mn 7.10%
8 Net Power 76.44 Mn 305.71 Mn - 0.00%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 28.57%
Mar 31, 2026 15.10%
Dec 31, 2025 24.35%
Sep 30, 2025 23.83%
Jun 30, 2025 18.86%
Mar 31, 2025 39.64%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.65%
Sep 30, 2024 23.20%
Jun 30, 2024 25.40%
Mar 31, 2024 1,000.00%
Dec 31, 2023 -26.03%
Sep 30, 2023 25.19%
Jun 30, 2023 20.53%
Mar 31, 2023 20.32%
Dec 31, 2022 26.19%
Sep 30, 2022 25.82%
Jun 30, 2022 23.07%
Mar 31, 2022 24.27%
Dec 31, 2021 13.20%
Sep 30, 2021 75.61%