Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Vistra Stock-Based Comp increased by 3.2% to $32.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 52.4%, from $21.00M to $32.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 24.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $9.00M | $11.00M | $11.00M | $14.00M | $20.00M | $14.00M | $15.00M | $22.00M | $21.00M | $20.00M | $14.00M | $21.00M | $32.00M | $23.00M | $24.00M | $21.00M | $25.00M | $36.00M | $31.00M | $32.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +22.2% | +0.0% | +27.3% | +42.9% | -30.0% | +7.1% | +46.7% | -4.5% | -4.8% | -30.0% | +50.0% | +52.4% | -28.1% | +4.3% | -12.5% | +19.0% | +44.0% | -13.9% | +3.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +122.2% | +27.3% | +36.4% | +57.1% | +5.0% | +42.9% | -6.7% | -4.5% | +52.4% | +15.0% | +71.4% | +0.0% | -21.9% | +56.5% | +29.2% | +52.4% |
Range$9.00M – $36.00M
CAGR+30.6%
Avg YoY Growth+33.4%
Median YoY Growth+32.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Vistra's stock-based comp?
- Vistra (VST) reported stock-based comp of $32.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Vistra's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Vistra's stock-based comp increased by 52.4% year-over-year, from $21.00M to $32.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Vistra's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Vistra's stock-based comp has grown at a 24.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $47.00M to $113.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.