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VST Vistra Corp. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Utilities / Independent Power Producers

$142.72 ▼ $-3.94(-2.69%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Vistra Corp., along with its various holdings, functions as a unified entity primarily engaged in retail electricity supply and power generation. The company organizes its operations across six distinct segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It directly provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial clients throughout 20 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Beyond its retail endeavors, Vistra also participates in generating electricity, facilitating wholesale energy transactions, managing commodity-related risks, producing fuel, and overseeing fuel logistics. With approximately 4.3 million customers, Vistra commands an impressive generation capacity of about 38,700 megawatts. This capacity is sustained by a diverse portfolio of facilities, including those powered by natural gas, nuclear energy, coal, solar, and advanced battery energy storage systems. The enterprise, initially known as Vistra Energy Corp., adopted its current name, Vistra Corp., in July 2020. Tracing its origins back to 1882, Vistra Corp. maintains its corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.2300Paid Sep 30, 2026
Forward Annual$0.92From the $0.2300 dividend declared Jul 29, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 21, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth3.2%Annual totals, 2024–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

71/100

Strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

90/100

Very strong growth record

Most data available

Dividend Value Score

10/100

Well above own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

58/100

Middle of the scale

Complete data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for VST
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 41% (FY2025) 99 35%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 237% (FY2025) 0 5%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 3.7x (FY2025) 90 20%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 2.0x (FY2025) 29 10%
Dividend record7 years of uninterrupted regular payments 58 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 3 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 40 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: utility. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for VST
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 10.8% (2020–2025) 100 25%
Consecutive annual increases6 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 64 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 41% (FY2025) 99 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)N/A (not used) N/A 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 8.9% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 10%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: utility. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for VST
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 22nd percentile of its 80 month-end yields 22 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 64.3 is 3.26x its 5-year median of 19.7 0 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 0.3% (FY2025) 3 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 64.3 vs peer median 21.5 (2.99x; 50 utility / Utilities securities) 0 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: utility. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

0.64%

At the Oct 29, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$0.9200

Declared Jul 29, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

45

As of Oct 29, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$134.71 – $201.47

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

22.53%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

9

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

8.61

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 71/100, yield 0.64%.
A Accelerating
6 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
9 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume6,740,484Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$139.06Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$136.17 – $141.53Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$140.83Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$47.90BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out335.64MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$6.5912 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)23.4Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 21, 2026Paid Sep 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)7.6%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)10.8%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases6 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

VST's dividend yield rose from 0.62% to 0.64% over the past ~90 days (+0.02 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.02 pp from the share price ($148.19 on Jul 31, 2026 → $142.72 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current0.64%
1-Yr Average0.58%
Low / High0.43% – 0.68%
Percentile87%

Across 273 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), VST's current yield is higher than approximately 87% of them. Our stored price history for VST covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.2300 Q Regular Jul 29, 2026 Sep 21, 2026 Sep 21, 2026 Sep 30, 2026
$0.2290 Q Regular Apr 30, 2026 Jun 22, 2026 Jun 22, 2026 Jun 30, 2026
$0.2280 Q Regular Feb 19, 2026 Mar 20, 2026 Mar 20, 2026 Mar 31, 2026
$0.2270 Q Regular Oct 30, 2025 Dec 22, 2025 Dec 22, 2025 Dec 31, 2025
$0.2260 Q Regular Jul 30, 2025 Sep 19, 2025 Sep 19, 2025 Sep 30, 2025
$0.2250 Q Regular May 01, 2025 Jun 18, 2025 Jun 18, 2025 Jun 30, 2025
$0.2235 Q Regular Feb 21, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 Mar 31, 2025
$0.2215 Q Regular Oct 30, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 Dec 31, 2024
$0.2195 Q Regular Jul 31, 2024 Sep 20, 2024 Sep 20, 2024 Sep 30, 2024
$0.2175 Q Regular May 02, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 Jun 19, 2024 Jun 28, 2024
$0.2150 Q Regular Feb 23, 2024 Mar 19, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 Mar 29, 2024
$0.2130 Q Regular Nov 01, 2023 Dec 19, 2023 Dec 20, 2023 Dec 29, 2023
$0.2060 Q Regular Aug 02, 2023 Sep 19, 2023 Sep 20, 2023 Sep 29, 2023
$0.2040 Q Regular May 03, 2023 Jun 20, 2023 Jun 21, 2023 Jun 30, 2023
$0.1975 Q Regular Feb 23, 2023 Mar 21, 2023 Mar 22, 2023 Mar 31, 2023
$0.1930 Q Regular Oct 31, 2022 Dec 19, 2022 Dec 20, 2022 Dec 29, 2022
$0.1840 Q Regular Jul 28, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 Sep 21, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
$0.1770 Q Regular May 04, 2022 Jun 21, 2022 Jun 22, 2022 Jun 30, 2022
$0.1700 Q Regular Feb 23, 2022 Mar 21, 2022 Mar 22, 2022 Mar 31, 2022
$0.1500 Q Regular Oct 27, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 Dec 16, 2021 Dec 30, 2021
$0.1500 Q Regular Jul 28, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 Sep 16, 2021 Sep 30, 2021
$0.1500 Q Regular Apr 29, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 Jun 16, 2021 Jun 30, 2021
$0.1500 Q Regular Feb 23, 2021 Mar 16, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
$0.1350 Q Regular Oct 27, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 Dec 30, 2020
$0.1350 Q Regular Jul 29, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 Sep 16, 2020 Sep 30, 2020
$0.1350 Q Regular Apr 30, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 Jun 16, 2020 Jun 30, 2020
$0.1350 Q Regular Feb 25, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
$0.1250 Q Regular Oct 30, 2019 Dec 13, 2019 Dec 16, 2019 Dec 30, 2019
$0.1250 Q Regular Sep 03, 2019 Sep 13, 2019 Sep 16, 2019 Sep 30, 2019
$0.1250 Q Regular May 21, 2019 Jun 13, 2019 Jun 14, 2019 Jun 28, 2019
$0.1250 Q Regular Feb 26, 2019 Mar 14, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
$2.3200 Q Special Dec 09, 2016 Dec 15, 2016 Dec 19, 2016 Dec 30, 2016

Peer Comparison

Selected Independent Power Producers dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
AES The AES Corporation 4.70% 4.2% 12 yrs 66
NRG NRG Energy, Inc. 1.96% 8.0% 6 yrs 54
TA.TO TransAlta Corporation 1.53% 8.3% 6 yrs 44
TAC TransAlta Corporation 1.54% 7.1% 6 yrs 42

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VST dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Vistra Corp. pay a dividend?

Yes. Vistra Corp. (VST) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.92 per share, a yield of approximately 0.64%.

What is Vistra Corp.'s dividend yield?

Vistra Corp.'s dividend yield is approximately 0.64%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Vistra Corp. pay dividends?

Vistra Corp. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Vistra Corp. paid dividends?

Vistra Corp. has 9 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.