Vistra Cash Flow Statement
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Vistra free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Vistra generated $4.07 billion of operating cash flow and spent $2.75 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.32 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 7.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 47.0% from the prior year's $2.48 billion.
Vistra returned $1.33 billion to shareholders: $306.0 million in dividends and $1.03 billion in share repurchases, equal to 101% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.3 times.
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Vistra cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 944.00M | 2.81B | 1.49B | -1.21B | -1.26B | 624.00M | 926.00M | -56.00M | -254.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -66.43% | +88.47% | — | — | -302.56% | -32.61% | — | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.99B | 1.84B | 1.50B | 1.60B | 1.75B | 1.74B | 1.64B | 1.39B | 699.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 113.00M | 100.00M | 77.00M | 63.00M | 47.00M | 65.00M | 47.00M | 73.00M | 0 |
| Change in Working Capital | -207.00M | -981.00M | -469.00M | -1.07B | 282.00M | -4.00M | -233.00M | -28.00M | -37.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.07B | 4.56B | 5.45B | 485.00M | -206.00M | 3.34B | 2.74B | 1.47B | 1.39B |
| Capital Expenditures | -2.75B | -2.08B | -1.68B | -1.30B | -1.03B | -1.26B | -713.00M | -530.00M | -114.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.40B | -5.28B | -2.15B | -1.24B | -1.15B | -1.57B | -1.72B | -101.00M | -727.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -306.00M | -305.00M | -313.00M | -302.00M | -290.00M | -266.00M | -243.00M | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -1.03B | -1.27B | -1.25B | -1.95B | -471.00M | 0 | -656.00M | -763.00M | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 2.51B | 3.82B | 2.50B | 1.50B | 1.25B | 0 | 6.51B | 1.00B | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -2.58B | -2.29B | -33.00M | -251.00M | -381.00M | -1.01B | -7.11B | -3.08B | -191.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -74.00M | -1.60B | -294.00M | -80.00M | 2.27B | -1.80B | -1.24B | -2.72B | -201.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -400.00M | -2.32B | 3.01B | -834.00M | 915.00M | -31.00M | -218.00M | -1.35B | 458.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.32B | 2.48B | 3.78B | -816.00M | -1.24B | 2.08B | 2.02B | 941.00M | 1.27B |
This table shows 9 annual periods of Vistra's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow VST's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?