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VST Vistra Corp.

utility · 2026-09-30

N/A
too hard · 49
Owner-earnings value$99.77
Price$140.83
Margin of safety -29.2%

Quality gate · 49/100

Returns on capital 11.4/30
Consistency 7.5/22
Margins / pricing power 9.3/16
Balance sheet 5.0/16
Cash conversion 10/10
Capital allocation 6/6
Median ROIC10.3%
Gross margin38.0%
Net debt / EBITDA2.9x
FCF conversion175%
Share count / yr-4.6%
Profitable years3/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)2.22B
Owner-earnings yield4.7%
Free-cash-flow yield4.8%
Growth used (normalized)8.9%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)17.9%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)11.6%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
12.42B 8.9%2.17B
22.62B 8.3%2.10B
32.82B 7.6%2.02B
43.01B 6.9%1.94B
53.20B 6.3%1.85B
63.38B 5.6%1.75B
73.55B 5.0%1.64B
83.70B 4.3%1.54B
93.84B 3.7%1.43B
103.95B 3.0%1.32B

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⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~18%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 9%.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-09-30 49 $140.83 $99.77 -29.2% N/A
2026-08-19 49 $140.52 $105.67 -24.8% N/A
2026-07-02 49 $153.16 $89.53 -41.5% N/A
2026-06-25 49 $162.87 $90.41 -44.5% N/A
2026-06-23 49 $162.39 $89.32 -45.0% N/A