AI can lift electricity demand, which can improve the outlook for generators in the right markets.
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Price
$140.59
1D change
-0.56%
Market cap
$47.40B
Sector
Utilities
| Metric | VST |
|---|---|
| Price | $140.59 |
| 1D Change | -0.56% |
| Market Cap | $47.40B |
| Enterprise Value | $69.64B |
| Trailing P/E | 23.6 |
| Forward P/E | 13.6 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.40x |
| Price / Sales | 2.5 |
| EV / Revenue | 3.6 |
| Revenue Growth | -5.5% |
| Earnings Growth | -5.2% |
| Gross Margin | 38.3% |
| Operating Margin | 13.8% |
| Net Margin | 11.6% |
| ROE | — |
| Free Cash Flow | — |
| FCF Margin | — |
| Debt / Equity | 3.67x |
| Current Ratio | — |
| Dividend Yield | 0.65% |
| Next Earnings | Nov 05, 2026 |
| Quarterly Revenue | $nan |
| Revenue QoQ | nan% |
| Quarterly Net Income | $nan |
| Net Income QoQ | nan% |
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.