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Vistra profit margin VST

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2017.

Net margin, 12 months
11.6%
Operating margin, 12 months
18.5%
Net margin on a year earlier
−1.4 pts
Peer median
13.9%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Vistra kept 11.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 18.5%.

Five years earlier its net margin was −13.4%.

The median for 10 utility stocks of a similar size is 13.9%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY20255.3%10.7%
FY202415.4%23.7%
FY202310.1%18.0%
FY2022−8.9%−8.6%
FY2021−10.5%−12.6%
FY20205.6%13.3%
FY20197.9%16.9%
FY2018−0.6%5.4%
FY2017−4.7%3.7%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2611.6%−1.4 pts18.5%
Q1 FY2611.5%−1.9 pts18.1%
Q4 FY255.3%−10.1 pts10.7%
Q3 FY256.7%−5.8 pts11.8%
Q2 FY2512.9%+8.3 pts19.4%
Q1 FY2513.4%+7.7 pts21.4%
Q4 FY2415.4%+5.3 pts23.7%
Q3 FY2412.5%+3.3 pts22.0%
Q2 FY244.6%−5.0 pts13.0%
Q1 FY245.7%+7.3 pts12.0%
Q4 FY2310.1%+19.0 pts18.0%
Q3 FY239.2%+11.1 pts15.8%

Against its peers

Companies in Utilities nearest Vistra's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
VSTVistra11.6%
EXCExelon11.0%
XELXcel Energy15.3%
ETREntergy13.5%
EDConsolidated Edison12.5%
SRESempra20.5%
DDominion Energy14.0%
WECWEC Energy16.7%
PEGPublic Service Enterprise16.0%
PCGPG&E12.3%
AEPAmerican Electric Power13.8%
Peer median13.9%

Where Vistra ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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