AI can lift electricity demand, which can improve the outlook for generators in the right markets.
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Price
$144.00
1D change
+6.90%
Market cap
$48.55B
Sector
Utilities
| Metric | VST |
|---|---|
| Price | $144.00 |
| 1D Change | +6.90% |
| Market Cap | $48.55B |
| Enterprise Value | $70.31B |
| Trailing P/E | 22.5 |
| Forward P/E | 13.0 |
| Price / Sales | 2.5 |
| EV / Revenue | 3.6 |
| Revenue Growth | 43.4% |
| Earnings Growth | — |
| Gross Margin | 38.6% |
| Operating Margin | 26.6% |
| Net Margin | 11.5% |
| ROE | 42.9% |
| Free Cash Flow | $476.9M |
| FCF Margin | 2.5% |
| Debt / Equity | 3.55x |
| Current Ratio | 0.90x |
| Dividend Yield | 68.00% |
| Next Earnings | Aug 06, 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.