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Vistra Corp · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Vistra reported Q2 2025 operating revenues of $4.25B with net income of $327M and diluted EPS of $0.81.

Operating revenues increased to $4.25 billion while net income was $327 million ($0.81 diluted EPS to common). Retail and generation segments benefited from power prices and portfolio optimization, though year-over-year net income fell on prior-period comparables and mark-to-market effects.

  • Q2 operating revenues $4.25B.
  • Net income $327M; diluted EPS $0.81 to common.
  • Retail and Texas power markets remain earnings drivers.
  • Nuclear and gas fleet support baseload margins.
  • Commodity and capacity price volatility affects quarter-to-quarter results.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.25B

Previous: $3.85B+10.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.81

Previous: $0.90-10.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.46B

Previous: -$963M-51.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$1.13B

Previous: -$598M-89.1%
Net Income

$327M

Previous: $365M-10.4%
Operating Income

$515M

Previous: $808M-36.3%
Gross Profit

$4.25B

Previous: $3.85B+10.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$458M

Previous: $1.62B-71.8%
Total Assets

$38.1B

Previous: $39.1B-2.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Vistra · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.25B

Q2 2025+10.5%vs Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 5 of 14 quarters(36%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Vistra · $1.5B total across 5 segments · Q3 2023

  • Texas
    $950M+8.8%
  • East
    $315M+128.3%
  • Retail
    $173M+8750.0%
  • West
    $87M+93.3%
  • Asset Closure
    -$24M

Forward guidance

Vistra outlook hinges on power or commodity prices, utilization, and capital discipline.

Tailwinds

  • Generation or drilling utilization and pricing.
  • Contract backlog and hedging programs.
  • Balance-sheet flexibility for returns.

Headwinds

  • Commodity and power price volatility.
  • Maintenance outages and weather events.
  • Regulatory and environmental compliance costs.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2025

Historical avgQ2 2025

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.0%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

19 / 38 earnings

Positive

+14.0%

Q1 2024

Best reaction

-23.5%

Q4 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.2%-7.3%-6.0%
Q4 2025-0.9%-7.8%-11.3%
Q3 2025-2.6%-5.4%-11.7%
Q2 2025+2.4%+4.3%-6.4%
Q1 2025-3.7%+0.9%+19.9%
Q4 2024-12.3%-14.3%-19.7%
Q3 2024+12.5%+12.7%+26.9%
Q2 2024+6.3%+8.8%-0.3%
Q1 2024+14.0%+10.3%+4.1%
Q4 2023+7.0%+11.8%+36.6%
Q3 2023-1.9%-2.4%+5.2%
Q2 2023+6.5%+5.2%+18.2%
Q1 2023+7.9%+4.9%+6.2%
Q4 2022-3.2%+10.9%+9.1%
Q3 2022+2.6%+1.4%+3.3%
Q2 2022-3.5%-1.8%-2.6%
Q1 2022-5.0%-4.4%+1.7%
Q4 2021+5.3%+2.5%+4.9%
Q3 2021+2.8%+1.2%+7.8%
Q2 2021-1.9%-2.2%+1.1%
Q1 2021-3.7%-3.5%-7.2%
Q4 2020-23.5%-27.8%-25.9%
Q3 2020+0.5%+2.8%+4.1%
Q2 2020+0.4%+2.3%-2.8%
Q1 2020-3.9%-0.4%+6.9%
Q4 2019-2.2%+2.2%-20.4%
Q3 2019-5.9%-5.0%-10.7%
Q2 2019+0.8%+2.4%+15.8%
Q1 2019-3.4%-7.6%-13.5%
Q4 2018+1.5%-2.6%-0.5%
Q3 2018+8.1%+7.0%+1.6%
Q2 2018+3.8%+0.7%+1.6%
Q1 2018+2.9%-0.6%+5.2%
Q4 2017-0.2%+3.0%+11.1%
Q3 2017+1.3%-1.3%-2.0%
Q2 2017+5.2%+5.5%+10.3%
Q1 2017-0.3%-0.6%+10.7%
Q4 2016-0.9%+4.5%+5.2%
Q3 2016
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Q4 2015
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