AI can lift electricity demand, which can improve the outlook for generators in the right markets.
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Price
$157.99
1D change
+1.64%
Market cap
$53.27B
Sector
Utilities
| Metric | VST |
|---|---|
| Price | $157.99 |
| 1D Change | +1.64% |
| Market Cap | $53.27B |
| Enterprise Value | $74.81B |
| Trailing P/E | 26.0 |
| Forward P/E | 14.6 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.46x |
| Price / Sales | 2.7 |
| EV / Revenue | 3.8 |
| Revenue Growth | 43.4% |
| Earnings Growth | — |
| Gross Margin | 38.6% |
| Operating Margin | 26.6% |
| Net Margin | 11.5% |
| ROE | 42.9% |
| Free Cash Flow | $-164.1M |
| FCF Margin | -0.8% |
| Debt / Equity | 3.67x |
| Current Ratio | 0.90x |
| Dividend Yield | 0.58% |
| Next Earnings | Aug 07, 2026 |
| Quarterly Revenue | $5.64B |
| Revenue QoQ | +23.0% |
| Quarterly Net Income | $1.03B |
| Net Income QoQ | +341.6% |
VST thesis lens
Power-generation beneficiary
Why it could benefit
- AI can lift electricity demand, which can improve the outlook for generators in the right markets.
- Vistra offers exposure to the power-demand side of the AI buildout rather than the hardware stack.
- That can diversify an AI portfolio away from semiconductors.
Moat / edge
- Scale generation assets and market positioning.
- Exposure to tightening power markets.
- AI demand can be incremental to an existing business, not the whole story.
What to watch
- Power demand trends in key regions.
- Realized pricing, hedge profile, and capital allocation.
- Direct exposure to data-center-heavy markets.
Key risks
- Utilities and generators are heavily influenced by commodity and regulatory dynamics.
- The AI link is real but indirect.