Vistra Corp. (VST) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 52 Utilities companies.
Vistra Corp. (VST) scores 5.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and predictability is what holds it back.
One pillar, growth, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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The Quality Score for VST stands at 5.9 out of 10 as of October 17, 2026, which puts Vistra Corp. in the solid quality band. This band covers companies that do several things well but not everything, so the pillar detail below matters more than the headline. It rolls Vistra Corp.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Set against 52 Utilities companies, Vistra Corp. lands at the 94th percentile, in the top tenth of its peers. The median across the group is 3.9, and the top quarter begins at 4.4, so Vistra Corp. is well above the typical company here.
Profitability scores 8.1 out of 10, which reads as strong. None of the other Utilities companies scores higher here, against a median of 4.8 across 49 of them. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
Vistra Corp.’s solvency score is 3.7 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 2.9 among 49 Utilities companies, that is above the group and the 75th percentile. An average solvency reading suggests debt is present but manageable, the normal state for a company that borrows to fund its operations.
Growth has no score for Vistra Corp. Fewer than half of the pillar’s metric weight could be computed from the reported statements, so it is drawn as a dash and left out of the overall rather than counted as a zero. For context, the median growth score across 47 Utilities companies is 4.9. Growth needs at least three years of comparable annual statements, so a short or interrupted history leaves it blank.
Vistra Corp.’s efficiency score is 8.3 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 3.0 among 51 Utilities companies, that is well above the group and the 98th percentile. High efficiency means assets and earnings are being turned into cash and output better than at most peers, a sign of a well run operation.
Vistra Corp.’s predictability score is 3.6 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 3.5 among 51 Utilities companies, that is in line with the group and the 52nd percentile. Weak predictability means revenue or earnings have swung widely from year to year, so any single year’s figures are a less reliable guide.
The gap between Vistra Corp.’s best and worst pillar is wide: efficiency at 8.3 against predictability at 3.6, 4.7 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with efficiency points to disciplined use of capital, a strength that compounds quietly. Uneven results make any single year a weaker guide to the next one.
Vistra Corp. has no pillar below the median of Utilities companies, which leaves little room to rise. Its exposure is to slippage instead, and profitability carries the most weight: one point less there would mean an overall of roughly 5.6 rather than 5.9. With one pillar unscored, the overall rests on 80 of the 100 weight points, spread across the four pillars that could be measured (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20).
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Utilities companies below are nearest to Vistra Corp. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Vistra Corp. scores 5.9 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Vistra Corp. ranks at the 94th percentile of the 52 Utilities companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 3.9 and the top quarter starts at 4.4, against Vistra Corp.’s 5.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for VST are in the app.
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