AI can lift electricity demand, which can improve the outlook for generators in the right markets.
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Price
$124.80
1D change
+10.55%
Market cap
$42.31B
Sector
Utilities
| Metric | VST |
|---|---|
| Price | $124.80 |
| 1D Change | +10.55% |
| Market Cap | $42.31B |
| Enterprise Value | — |
| Trailing P/E | 16.8 |
| Forward P/E | 13.2 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.35x |
| Price / Sales | 2.1 |
| EV / Revenue | — |
| Revenue Growth | 27.7% |
| Earnings Growth | 85.7% |
| Gross Margin | 41.5% |
| Operating Margin | 31.1% |
| Net Margin | 13.1% |
| ROE | — |
| Free Cash Flow | — |
| FCF Margin | — |
| Debt / Equity | 3.73x |
| Current Ratio | — |
| Dividend Yield | 0.74% |
| Next Earnings | — |
| Quarterly Revenue | $4.02B |
| Revenue QoQ | -28.8% |
| Quarterly Net Income | $305.0M |
| Net Income QoQ | -70.4% |
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.