VST Stock — Vistra Corp.

Vistra Corp. (VST)

VST is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.63%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.63%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 73/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1171.9% over the past 9.9 years, 853.1 points ahead of SPY at 318.8%.

At the current 0.63% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $63 per year, or $5.25 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Vistra Corp. is an integrated retail electricity and power generation company operating across the United States, serving approximately 5 million customers through electricity and natural gas retail operations while generating power from a diversified portfolio including natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery storage facilities. The company pays a modest quarterly distribution and operates a low-cost business structure with no expense ratio as an operating company. The stock appeals to investors seeking exposure to the essential utilities and power generation sectors with regular income potential.

VST performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 1171.9% over the past 9.9 years, 853.1 points ahead of SPY at 318.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.0%.

VST key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

73 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.46%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/05/2016

Distribution rate

0.63%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.63%

5-year average yield

1.7

Last close

$144.22

Market cap

$48,405,307,823

Average volume

4320053.0

Next dividend

$0.23

Next ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.433

Payout ratio

0.1111

P/E ratio

23.45

Forward P/E

13.2979

EPS

$6.15

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.63%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.63%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VST risks and drawbacks

VST's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 38.0%.

Who may consider VST — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VST pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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