What is Vistra's interest expense?

Vistra (VST) reported interest expense of $263M in Q1 2026.

How has Vistra's interest expense changed year-over-year?

Vistra's interest expense decreased by 17.6% year-over-year, from $319M to $263M.

What is the long-term trend for Vistra's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Vistra's interest expense has grown at a 32.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $384M to $1.18B.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

Vistra VST Interest Expense

Interest Expense at other companies

Nextra EnergyNEE

$1.03B+63.4%

AmerenAEE

$204M+16.6%

NRG EnergyNRG

$285M+74.8%

VIA

Via Renewables, Inc.VIA

$2.52M+38.6%

Constellation EnergyCEG

$253M+73.3%

Xcel EnergyXEL

$412M+24.1%

Segments

By segment

See full

East-$22M-83.3%

Texas-$14M0.0%

Retail$13M-27.8%

West-$3M-200%

Asset Closure$0-100%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$5.6B+43.4%

Operating income$1.5B+1,349%

Net income$1.0B+484%

EPS (diluted)$2.87+409%

Balance sheet

See full

Cash & equivalents$677.0M+13.6%

Total debt$19.2B+6.7%

Total equity$5.6B+16.0%

Total assets$41.3B+8.1%

Cash flow

See full

Operating cash flow$1.2B+100%

CapEx$883.0M+15.0%

Free cash flow$316.0M+287%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$56.57B-9.9%

Enterprise value$75.06B-6.4%

P/E25.2×-0.6×

P/S2.9×-0.6×

Profitability

See full

Operating margin18.1%-3.3pp

Net margin11.5%-1.9pp

FCF margin9.3%-4.4pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity43%-3.3pp

Debt / equity3.4×-0.3×

Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Vistra in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating.

The official record: Vistra’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about Vistra's interest expense.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Vistra's interest expense?: Vistra (VST) reported interest expense of $263M in Q1 2026.
How has Vistra's interest expense changed year-over-year?: Vistra's interest expense decreased by 17.6% year-over-year, from $319M to $263M.
What is the long-term trend for Vistra's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Vistra's interest expense has grown at a 32.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $384M to $1.18B.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.