Vistra Corp. financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
VST on NYSE
Location
Irving, TX
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
27 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • VST - Vistra Corp. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Invested Capital 8%.

What Changed

  • Return On Invested Capital YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-59%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 18 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-18) highlights Return On Invested Capital 8.0%, Return On Equity 17.7%, and Return On Assets 3.5%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

38.1/100

Weak Confidence high

Return On Invested Capital

8%

Metric score 20.1/100

Return On Equity

18%

Metric score 56.8/100

Return On Assets

3.5%

Metric score 18.6/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
0.78x
Quick Ratio
0.26x
Debt to Equity
4x

Strengths

Current Ratio and Revenues YoY

Watchpoints

Return On Invested Capital, Return On Assets, and Quick Ratio

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

18%

YoY: -64%

Industry median: 8.1% (n=48)

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Return On Assets

3.5%

YoY: -68%

Industry median: 2.4% (n=55)

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Operating Margin

13%

YoY: -61%

Industry median: 20% (n=45)

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Current Ratio

0.78x

YoY: -19%

Industry median: 0.81x (n=57)

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Quick Ratio

0.26x

YoY: -30%

Industry median: 0.45x (n=37)

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Debt-to-equity

4x

YoY: +12%

Industry median: 1.88x (n=32)

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Revenues YoY

19%

YoY:

Industry median: 9.2% (n=45)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-64%

YoY:

Industry median: 4.3% (n=45)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Invested Capital 8% -59%
Return On Equity 18% -64%
Return On Assets 3.5% -68%
Operating Margin 13% -61%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 0.78x -19%
Quick Ratio 0.26x -30%
Debt-to-equity 4x +12%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 19%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -64%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 336,954,256 -0.7%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY