Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)
Vistra Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal) decreased by 14.3% to $42M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.5%, from $44M to $42M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal) shows an upward trend with a 3.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests deteriorating customer credit quality or economic stress, while a decrease suggests improved collection efficiency.
Detailed definition
The non-cash expense recognized to account for the portion of accounts receivable that the company expects will not be c...
Peer comparison
Standard across all retail and service-oriented businesses; benchmarked against industry-specific bad debt ratios.
operating_provision_for_doubtful_accountsHistorical Data
| 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 | $24M | $30M | $35M | $71M | $43M | $35M | $34M | $62M | $33M | $36M | $36M | $60M | $51M | $44M | $43M | $65M | $49M | $42M |
| QoQ Change | — | +25.0% | +16.7% | +102.9% | -39.4% | -18.6% | -2.9% | +82.4% | -46.8% | +9.1% | +0.0% | +66.7% | -15.0% | -13.7% | -2.3% | +51.2% | -24.6% | -14.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +79.2% | +16.7% | -2.9% | -12.7% | -23.3% | +2.9% | +5.9% | -3.2% | +54.5% | +22.2% | +19.4% | +8.3% | -3.9% | -4.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Vistra's accounts receivable, credit loss expense (reversal)?
- Vistra (VST) reported accounts receivable, credit loss expense (reversal) of $42M in Q1 2026.
- How has Vistra's accounts receivable, credit loss expense (reversal) changed year-over-year?
- Vistra's accounts receivable, credit loss expense (reversal) decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $44M to $42M.
- What is the long-term trend for Vistra's accounts receivable, credit loss expense (reversal)?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Vistra's accounts receivable, credit loss expense (reversal) has grown at a 3.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $179M to $201M.
- What does accounts receivable, credit loss expense (reversal) mean?
- The estimated cost of customer invoices that are unlikely to be paid.