# VST · Vistra Corp. Snapshot 2026-10-26 · CIK 0001692819 · NYSE · Electric Services Price 140.16 (2026-10-23, Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)) · Market cap 47.04 B Machine-readable: https://theclaudetrader.com/s/VST.json · index: https://theclaudetrader.com/llms.txt ## Scores ### Graham Defensive: 22.5 (partial: 3, 5) · complete: False · missing tests: 3, 5 · current inputs as of 2025-12-31 · stale inputs: Revenue · history 2017–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 6, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 17, 'not_cross_checked': 2} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/graham - 1 Adequate size: 17.74 revenue $B · threshold >= 1 · points 5.0/5 - 2 Debt <= 2x equity (utility rule): 3.23 · threshold <= 2.0 · points 11.5/30 - 3 Positive earnings each of 10 years: 9 years reported · threshold 10 of 10 · points None/15 - 4 Dividends every year for 20 years: 8 of 20 · threshold 20 of 20 · points 6.0/15 - 5 EPS growth, 3-yr avg now vs 10 yrs ago: None · threshold >= +33% · points None/10 - 6 P/E on 3-year average EPS: 33.0 · threshold <= 15 · points 0.0/15 - 7 P/B <= 1.5, or P/E x P/B <= 22.5: P/B 8.58, product 282.8 · threshold <= 1.5 or <= 22.5 · points 0.0/10 Inputs: - Price (close, per traded unit): 140.16 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - Revenue: 17738000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - current_assets: 10276000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - current_liabilities: 10557000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - lt_debt: 17719000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - equity: 5482000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - Net income FY2017: -254000000.0 · 2017-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281920000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2018: -54000000.0 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281921000004/ · unverified - Net income FY2019: 928000000.0 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281922000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2020: 636000000.0 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281923000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2021: -1274000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified - Net income FY2022: -1227000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ · unverified - Net income FY2023: 1493000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Net income FY2024: 2659000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Net income FY2025: 944000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Dividend years (Yahoo): [2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026] · · Yahoo Finance dividend history · https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VST/history?filter=div · verified (partly: XBRL covers 5 of 20 years) - Dividends per share FY2019 (XBRL): 0.125 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281920000005/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2022 (XBRL): 0.724 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2023 (XBRL): 0.8205 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2024 (XBRL): 0.8735 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2025 (XBRL): 0.9015 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · verified - EPS diluted FY2023: 3.58 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2024: 7.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2025: 2.18 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Shares outstanding: 335635195.0 · 2026-08-03 · SEC cover page 10-Q 0001692819-26-000019 (335,635,195 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/vistra-20260630.htm · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/R1.htm ### Magic Formula: — (not scored) · complete: None · missing tests: none · current inputs as of None · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price None · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/magic_formula ### Momentum: 20.6 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-10-23 · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price 2026-10-23 · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/momentum - 12-1 month return: -27.5 % · threshold · points 4.2/50 - 6 month return: -10.4 % · threshold · points 4.2/20 - Price / 52-week high: 0.7 · threshold · points 10.5/15 - Volatility penalty (60d annualised): 51.0 % · threshold · points 1.7/15 Inputs: - Adjusted close series (14 months): 140.16 · 2026-10-23 · Yahoo Finance / Alpaca Market Data daily history · ### Insider: 54.2 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-10-23 · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price None · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/insider - Open-market buy value / market cap (percentile among buyers): 0.25 bp · threshold · points 25.2/35 - Distinct buyers: 1 · threshold · points 6.2/25 - Buyer seniority: 1.0 · threshold · points 20.0/20 - Recency (half-life 30d): 0.28 · threshold · points 2.8/10 - Sales penalty (excludes 10b5-1 plan sales): 0.0 bp · threshold · points -0.0/0 Inputs: - Form 4 P BURKE JAMES A 2026-09-01: 603891.25 · 2026-09-01 · SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000126840626000009/ - Form 4 P BURKE JAMES A 2026-08-31: 299178.0 · 2026-08-31 · SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000126840626000009/ - Form 4 P BURKE JAMES A 2026-08-24: 270000.0 · 2026-08-24 · SEC Form 4 (insider transactions data set) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000126840626000007/ - excluded 2026-10-07 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-10-06 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-09-08 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-09-08 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-09-08 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-09-08 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · ### Buffett Quality: 41.0 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-06-30 · stale inputs: none · history 2017–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 47, 'not_cross_checked': 2} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/buffett - 1 Average return on equity (net income / year-end equity): 9.1% over 8 yrs · threshold >= 15% · points 3.8/25 - 2 Profitable every year: 5 of 9 · threshold all years · points 8.3/15 - 3 Net income growth, 3-yr average now vs start of window: +42.1% a year · threshold >= +10% · points 10.0/10 - 4 Borrowings / 3-yr average earnings (years to repay): 11.5 years · threshold <= 4 · points 0.0/15 - 5 Operating margin, 5-yr average: 6.3% · threshold >= 20% · points 0.0/10 - 6 Free cash flow / net income, 5-yr (operating cash flow minus capex): 2.13 · threshold >= 1.0 · points 10.0/10 - 7 Owner-earnings yield (3-yr avg free cash flow / market cap): 5.4% · threshold >= 7% · points 8.9/15 Inputs: - Price (close, per traded unit): 140.16 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - Net income FY2018: -54000000.0 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281921000004/ · unverified - Equity at FY2018 end: 7863000000.0 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281920000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2019: 928000000.0 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281922000005/ · unverified - Equity at FY2019 end: 7959000000.0 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281921000004/ · unverified - Net income FY2020: 636000000.0 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281923000005/ · unverified - Equity at FY2020 end: 8371000000.0 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281922000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2021: -1274000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified - Equity at FY2021 end: 8291000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281923000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2022: -1227000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ · unverified - Equity at FY2022 end: 4902000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified - Net income FY2023: 1493000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Equity at FY2023 end: 5307000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ · unverified - Net income FY2024: 2659000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Equity at FY2024 end: 5570000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Net income FY2025: 944000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Equity at FY2025 end: 5097000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - Net income FY2017: -254000000.0 · 2017-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281920000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2018: -54000000.0 · 2018-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281921000004/ · unverified - Net income FY2019: 928000000.0 · 2019-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281922000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2020: 636000000.0 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281923000005/ · unverified - Net income FY2021: -1274000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified - Net income FY2022: -1227000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ · unverified - Net income FY2023: 1493000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Net income FY2024: 2659000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Net income FY2025: 944000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - debt_incl_current: 19595000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebt · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - debt_short: 0.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL ShortTermBorrowings · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - Operating income FY2021: -1515000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified - Revenue FY2021: 12077000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified - Operating income FY2022: -1177000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ · unverified - Revenue FY2022: 13728000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ · unverified - Operating income FY2023: 2661000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Revenue FY2023: 14779000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Operating income FY2024: 4081000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Revenue FY2024: 17224000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Operating income FY2025: 1906000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Revenue FY2025: 17738000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Operating cash flow FY2021: -206000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified - Capital expenditure FY2021: 1033000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified ### Lynch GARP: 24.2 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-06-30 · stale inputs: none · history 2020–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 6, 'not_cross_checked': 1} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/lynch - 1 PEG: P/E divided by 5-yr EPS growth (in % points): 5.9 · threshold <= 1.0 · points 0.0/30 - 2 EPS growth, 5-yr compound rate: +10.9% a year · threshold 12% to 35% a year · points 18.2/20 - 3 P/E on latest annual EPS: 64.3 · threshold <= 25 · points 0.0/10 - 4 Borrowings / equity: 3.57 · threshold <= 0.5 · points 0.0/15 - 5 Years of the last 5 in which EPS rose: 2 of 5 · threshold 5 of 5 · points 6.0/15 - 6 Net cash (cash minus borrowings) / market cap: -40.7% · threshold >= +10% · points 0.0/10 Inputs: - Price (close, per traded unit): 140.16 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - EPS diluted FY2025: 2.18 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2020: 1.3 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281923000005/ · unverified - debt_incl_current: 19595000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebt · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - debt_short: 0.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL ShortTermBorrowings · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - equity: 5482000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - cash: 435000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified ### Graham Enterprising: 29.0 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-06-30 · stale inputs: none · history 2020–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 10, 'not_cross_checked': 3} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/graham_enterprising - 1 Current ratio: 0.97 · threshold >= 1.5 · points 0.0/15 - 2 Borrowings vs working capital: None · threshold <= 1.1x · points 0.0/15 - 3 No earnings deficit in the last 5 years: 3 of 5 profitable · threshold 5 of 5 · points 9.0/15 - 4 Pays a current dividend: yes · threshold yes · points 10.0/10 - 5 EPS higher than five years earlier: 1.30 -> 2.18 · threshold higher · points 10.0/10 - 6 Price / book value per share: 8.58 · threshold <= 1.2 · points 0.0/20 - 7 Price / net current asset value per share (current assets minus all liabilities): None · threshold <= 0.67 · points 0.0/15 Inputs: - Price (close, per traded unit): 140.16 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - current_assets: 10276000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - current_liabilities: 10557000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - Net income FY2021: -1274000000.0 · 2021-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ · unverified - Net income FY2022: -1227000000.0 · 2022-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ · unverified - Net income FY2023: 1493000000.0 · 2023-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Net income FY2024: 2659000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Net income FY2025: 944000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - Dividend years (Yahoo): [2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026] · · Yahoo Finance dividend history · https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VST/history?filter=div - EPS diluted FY2025: 2.18 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2020: 1.3 · 2020-12-31 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281923000005/ · unverified - equity: 5482000000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - Shares outstanding: 335635195.0 · 2026-08-03 · SEC cover page 10-Q 0001692819-26-000019 (335,635,195 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/vistra-20260630.htm · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/R1.htm ### Piotroski F-Score: 55.6 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of None · stale inputs: none · history 2024–2026 · price None · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 27, 'not_cross_checked': 0} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/piotroski - 1 Return on assets is positive: 2.3% · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 2 Operating cash flow is positive: 4,070M · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 3 Return on assets improved on the prior year: 7.0% -> 2.3% · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111 - 4 Operating cash flow exceeds net income (accruals): 4,070M vs 944M · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 5 Long-term debt / assets fell: 40.8% -> 38.1% · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 6 Current ratio improved: 0.96 -> 0.78 · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111 - 7 No new shares issued (share count did not rise): 339M -> 336M · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 8 Operating margin improved (stand-in for gross margin, which the dataset does not carry): 23.7% -> 10.7% · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111 - 9 Asset turnover (revenue / assets) improved: 0.46 -> 0.43 · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111 Inputs: - net_income 2025-12-31: 944000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - total_assets 2025-12-31: 41550000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - cfo 2025-12-31: 4070000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - net_income 2025-12-31: 944000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - net_income 2024-12-31: 2659000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - total_assets 2025-12-31: 41550000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - total_assets 2024-12-31: 37770000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - cfo 2025-12-31: 4070000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - net_income 2025-12-31: 944000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - lt_debt 2025-12-31: 15842000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - lt_debt 2024-12-31: 15418000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - total_assets 2025-12-31: 41550000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - total_assets 2024-12-31: 37770000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - current_assets 2025-12-31: 9179000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - current_assets 2024-12-31: 8119000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - current_liabilities 2025-12-31: 11814000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - current_liabilities 2024-12-31: 8432000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - shares_out 2026-08-03: 335635195.0 · 2026-08-03 · SEC XBRL EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - shares_out 2025-08-01: 338820324.0 · 2025-08-01 · SEC XBRL EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000085/ · unverified - operating_income 2025-12-31: 1906000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - operating_income 2024-12-31: 4081000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - revenue 2025-12-31: 17738000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - revenue 2024-12-31: 17224000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - revenue 2025-12-31: 17738000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - revenue 2024-12-31: 17224000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Revenues · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified - total_assets 2025-12-31: 41550000000.0 · 2025-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/ · unverified - total_assets 2024-12-31: 37770000000.0 · 2024-12-31 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ · unverified ## Market value, source trail - Formula: market_value = traded_price (price date) / depositary_ratio x latest point-in-time SEC shares outstanding (share-count date shown; from the filing cover page, summed across share classes only where the issuer filing verifies the classes are economically equivalent (rule + evidence URL in the source text), else withheld; priced at the primary listed class, so where other classes trade at a different price the value is an approximation; restated only for issuer-verified splits after the count date); weighted-average share counts are never used - Traded price: 140.16 on 2026-10-23 (USD per traded unit (share or ADS)) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - SEC shares outstanding: 335,635,195 underlying shares, period 2026-08-03, SEC cover page 10-Q 0001692819-26-000019 (335,635,195 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/vistra-20260630.htm, accession 0001692819-26-000019 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000019/R1.htm - Depositary ratio: 1.0 (domestic; 10-K filer; SEC shares are the traded units) · None - Market value (price date x latest reported shares): 47,042,628,931 USD; 140.16 (price 2026-10-23) / 1 x 335,635,195 (shares at 2026-08-03) = 47,042,628,931 ## Revenue by fiscal year (SEC XBRL; FY = calendar year in which the fiscal year ends) - FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): 5430000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281920000005/ - FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): 9144000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281921000004/ - FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): 11809000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281922000005/ - FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): 11443000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281923000005/ - FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): 12077000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ - FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): 13728000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ - FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): 14779000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ - FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): 17224000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ - FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): 17738000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ ## Net income by fiscal year (SEC XBRL) - FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): -254000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281920000005/ - FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): -54000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281921000004/ - FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): 928000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281922000005/ - FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): 636000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281923000005/ - FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): -1274000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281924000012/ - FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): -1227000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281925000013/ - FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): 1493000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ - FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): 2659000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ - FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): 944000000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000169281926000006/ ## EPS diluted by fiscal year (split-adjusted to today's share basis; as filed in brackets) - FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): -0.59 [filed -0.59, split factor 1.0] - FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): -0.11 [filed -0.11, split factor 1.0] - FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): 1.86 [filed 1.86, split factor 1.0] - FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): 1.3 [filed 1.3, split factor 1.0] - FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): -2.69 [filed -2.69, split factor 1.0] - FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): -3.26 [filed -3.26, split factor 1.0] - FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): 3.58 [filed 3.58, split factor 1.0] - FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): 7.0 [filed 7.0, split factor 1.0] - FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): 2.18 [filed 2.18, split factor 1.0] ## Dividend years (Yahoo history) 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 ## Insider transactions (SEC Form 4 data set, latest 40) - 2026-10-07 S Moldovan Kristopher E. (CFO) 20000 @ 165.00 = 3300000 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000194049426000008/#live - 2026-10-06 S HUDSON SCOTT A (Pres) 22222 @ 160.14 = 3558631 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000172855326000008/#live - 2026-09-08 S HUDSON SCOTT A (Pres) 7777 @ 150.97 = 1174094 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000172855326000006/ - 2026-09-08 S HUDSON SCOTT A (Pres) 28826 @ 151.85 = 4377228 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000172855326000006/ - 2026-09-08 S HUDSON SCOTT A (Pres) 7841 @ 152.56 = 1196223 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000172855326000006/ - 2026-09-08 S Moldovan Kristopher E. (CFO) 20000 @ 151.03 = 3020600 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000194049426000006/ - 2026-09-01 P BURKE JAMES A (CEO) 4465 @ 135.25 = 603891 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000126840626000009/ - 2026-08-31 P BURKE JAMES A (CEO) 2200 @ 135.99 = 299178 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000126840626000009/ - 2026-08-24 P BURKE JAMES A (CEO) 2000 @ 135.00 = 270000 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000126840626000007/ - 2026-06-18 S Acosta Arcilia (director) 7500 @ 170.00 = 1275000 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000162903926000016/ - 2026-06-18 S Acosta Arcilia (director) 7500 @ 165.04 = 1237800 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000162903926000016/ - 2026-06-18 S SULT JOHN R (director) 6500 @ 170.00 = 1105000 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000134293226000004/ - 2026-06-16 S HELM SCOTT B (director) 25000 @ 160.00 = 4000000 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000171193626000004/ - 2026-06-15 S BARBAS PAUL M (director) 244 @ 153.00 = 37332 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000117645326000004/ - 2026-06-12 S BARBAS PAUL M (director) 244 @ 147.93 = 36095 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000117645326000004/ - 2026-06-02 S Montemayor Margaret (officer) 4600 @ 160.00 = 736000 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000160211426000006/ - 2026-05-27 S Montemayor Margaret (officer) 5000 @ 164.96 = 824800 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000160211426000004/ ## Links - sec_filings: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=0001692819 - sec_xbrl_companyfacts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001692819.json - sec_form4: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001692819&type=4 - sec_8k: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001692819&type=8-K - yahoo: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VST - stooq: https://stooq.com/q/d/?s=vst.us - morningstar (link only, nothing stored): https://www.morningstar.com/search?query=VST - finviz (link only, nothing stored): https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=VST - stockanalysis (link only, nothing stored): https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/vst/ - seeking_alpha (link only, nothing stored): https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VST - openinsider (link only, nothing stored): http://openinsider.com/search?q=VST - google_news (link only, nothing stored): https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=VST+stock Cite as: The Claude Trader snapshot 2026-10-26, https://theclaudetrader.com/s/VST; data from SEC EDGAR XBRL and market prices (Alpaca Market Data, Yahoo Finance) to 2026-10-23. Scores are deterministic rule outputs from public filings. fair_value_model is a labelled model estimate from the same filings (method at /fair-value), not an opinion or recommendation.