The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

VST

Concerning the House

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company in the United States. The company operates through five segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, and Asset Closure. The company retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia. It is also involved in electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel procurement, and fuel logistics management activities. In addition, the company engages in decommissioning and reclamation of retired generation facilities, including mines, and battery removal and remediation activities. It serves approximately 5 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 44,000 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.

United States · vistracorp.com

The Long Run

FY 2019–2025 · 7 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$17.59B+10.2%
Operating income$4.08B+19.6%
Net income$944.00M-36.8%
Cash from ops$4.07B+18.5%
Quotation

$146.40

-0.28 (-0.2%)

52w hi$217.02
52w lo$134.52
Vol2.39M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.42

Short-0.19
Medium-0.59
Long-0.53

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Vistra Corp.

Utilities · Utilities - Independent Power Producers

Market cap$49.14B
Enterprise value$71.79B
Trailing P/E24.69x
Forward P/E14.12x
EV / EBITDA10.80x
P / S (ttm)2.56x
Profit margin11.6%
Return on equity43.0%
Revenue growth-5.5%
Earnings growth-6.2%
Debt / equity373.28
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.87
Corr SPX0.50
Annual vol60.9%
Annual ret+49.8%
Sharpe0.82
Max DD-48.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.14
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.11
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$146.25$147.76$144.81$146.402.39M
Aug 12$149.00$149.38$145.30$146.682.68M
Aug 11$144.54$146.90$143.11$144.923.36M
Aug 10$141.91$144.86$141.05$142.874.61M
Aug 7$138.62$142.69$134.75$140.597.86M