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Vistra Corp.

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PositoAI's own ratios from Vistra Corp.'s yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Utilities companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Self-Funding Ratio: Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 2.2 times. Higher than 94% of Utilities companies in United States.
  • Tangible Net Worth Ratio: Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative. Less tangible than 92% of Utilities companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$88Operating costs$5.5Interest$5.3Net profit$2.8Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

$276

Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $276 of operating cash.

Higher than 81% of Utilities companies in United States.

Self-Funding Ratio

2.2×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 2.2 times.

Higher than 94% of Utilities companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$8

For every $100 of sales, $8 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $7 tied up three years earlier.

More money tied up than 63% of Utilities companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

3/3 · 2/3

Sales grew in 3 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.

Steadier than 82% of Utilities companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

$54

Sales grew 29% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $54 became extra profit.

Higher than 76% of Utilities companies in United States.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+29% / +27%

In 3 years sales changed by +29% while total assets changed by +27%. Both moved at about the same pace.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

1.0×

Debt due within a year is covered 1.0 times by its yearly operating cash.

Lower than 77% of Utilities companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

−41%

Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 41% of its market value (net debt).

Higher than 77% of Utilities companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

87%

Of every $100 the company owns, $87 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 81% of Utilities companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

Negative

Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative.

Less tangible than 92% of Utilities companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

−13%

Share count fell 13% in 3 years (buybacks), so each share's slice of the company became larger. Dividends paid equalled 28% of profit over the same period.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Vistra Corp. owes $0.87 for every $1 it owns. Net profit fell 64% in the year to Dec 2025.

Compared with Utilities companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

23.6

Investors pay $23.6 for every $1 of Vistra Corp.'s yearly profit, higher than 75% of Utilities companies in United States.

P/B ratio

8.58

The share price is 8.58 times Vistra Corp.'s book value per share, higher than 95% of Utilities companies in United States.

Market cap

$47.0 B

The total market value of all of Vistra Corp.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 88% of Utilities companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Tito Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$5.5 B

What Vistra Corp. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$16.33

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $140.16 is 8.6 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

43.0%

Vistra Corp. earned 43.0% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than almost all Utilities companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.87×

Vistra Corp. owes $0.87 for every $1 it owns (high), higher than 91% of Utilities companies in United States.

Dividend yield

0.65%

Vistra Corp. pays 0.65% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 98% of dividend-paying Utilities companies in United States.

Revenue growth

+3%

Revenue rose 3% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 9% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

-64%

Net profit fell 64% in the year to Dec 2025.

Profit margin

5.3%

Vistra Corp. keeps $5 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

4.3×

Cash from Vistra Corp.'s business was 4.3× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

2.2×

Vistra Corp.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 2.2 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Vistra Corp. had $19.3 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

What is Vistra Corp.'s P/E ratio?

Investors pay $23.6 for every $1 of Vistra Corp.'s yearly profit, higher than 75% of Utilities companies in United States.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Vistra Corp.: $47.0 B ÷ $5.5 B (30 Jun 2026) = 8.6.

What is Vistra Corp.'s return on equity?

Vistra Corp. earned 43.0% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than almost all Utilities companies in United States.

How much does Vistra Corp. owe compared with what it owns?

Vistra Corp. owes $0.87 for every $1 it owns (high), higher than 91% of Utilities companies in United States.

Does Vistra Corp. pay a dividend?

Yes. Vistra Corp. pays 0.65% of its share price as dividends a year, lower than 98% of dividend-paying Utilities companies in United States.

Is Vistra Corp.'s revenue growing?

Revenue rose 3% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 9% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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