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Vistra VST Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

Nextra Energy logo
Nextra EnergyNEE
5.8%-0.3pp
Ameren logo
AmerenAEE
6%+0.6pp
NRG Energy logo
NRG EnergyNRG
4.5%-9.8pp
CNP
CenterPoint EnergyCNP
5.8%0.0pp
Entergy logo
EntergyETR
6.5%+0.9pp
Xcel Energy logo
Xcel EnergyXEL
4.7%-0.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.6B+43.4%
Operating income$1.5B+1,349%
Net income$1.0B+484%
EPS (diluted)$2.87+409%

Balance sheet

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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

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Operating cash flow$1.2B+100%
CapEx$883.0M+15.0%
Free cash flow$316.0M+287%

Valuation

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Market cap$53.55B+27.4%
Enterprise value$72.04B+21.1%
P/E23.9×+6.6×
P/S2.8×+0.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin18.1%-3.3pp
Net margin11.5%-1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity43%-3.3pp
Debt / equity3.4×-0.3×
Current ratio0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Vistra’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Vistra's return on invested capital?
Vistra (VST) reported return on invested capital of 15.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Vistra's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Vistra's return on invested capital increased by 1.1% year-over-year, from 15.1% to 15.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Vistra's return on invested capital?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Vistra's return on invested capital has grown at a 12.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 36.6% to 46%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.