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Neutral29.1%
Bearish00.0%
Vistra Corp. · VST · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Vistra posts record Q2 EBITDA; data-center strategy expands
The current analysis supports a constructive operating trajectory: strong generation and retail performance, reaffirmed guidance, and data-center-related demand are positive evidence. The thesis remains conditional because regulatory timing, market pricing, capacity-market design and execution of Helix and Cogentrix investments remain unresolved.
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$47.43B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.76
Consensus $1.61
EPS surprise
-52.8%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$4.02B
Consensus $5.46B
Revenue surprise
-26.5%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-0.6%
Event window
SPY move
+0.6%
Same window
Abnormal move
-1.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.6×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+6.2%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did VST fall 0.6% after missing EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in VST's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for VST after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
The quarter added the Helix digital-infrastructure platform, backed by KKR, NVIDIA and the Kuwait Investment Authority, with up to $1 billion committed. The analysis also identifies a short-term Texas Batch Zero audit pause and continued focus on ERCOT and PJM data-center load growth.
Guidance delta
Management reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow guidance and maintained the 2027 midpoint opportunity range.
Key takeaways
- Adjusted EBITDA rose more than 30% year over year to $1.8 billion, according to the supplied analysis.
- Generation, retail performance and hedging were cited as key drivers.
- The company launched Helix with KKR, NVIDIA and the Kuwait Investment Authority, committing up to $1 billion.
- Management highlighted expected demand growth in ERCOT and PJM through 2030.
- Share repurchases have returned more than $6.5 billion, with $1.2 billion remaining authorized.
Management priorities
- Deploy up to $1 billion into Helix, with another $500 million tied to milestones.
- Close and integrate the pending Cogentrix acquisition.
- Develop Permian Peakers and Oak Hill 2 solar projects.
- Continue share repurchases and flexible capital allocation.
- Pursue mid-investment-grade credit ratings across agencies.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$140.78Current
$116Low
$214.14Average
$298High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 21, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 10, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 12, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jul 7, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 3, 2021 |
| Vertical Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 7, 2019 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 9, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 8, 2017 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $140.78. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Crowdell | $169 | $136.21 | +20.0% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $255 | $141.38 | +81.1% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $206 | $147.25 | +46.3% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $212 | $140.59 | +50.6% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $227 | $150.7 | +61.2% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $298 | $159.23 | +111.7% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $210 | $164.26 | +49.2% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Sunaina Ocalan | $187 | $158.61 | +32.8% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $153.93 | +63.4% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $212 | $148.51 | +50.6% | May 21, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $190 | $144 | +35.0% | May 21, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $163.61 | +47.7% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $208 | $156.31 | +47.7% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $241 | $172.43 | +71.2% | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $215 | $171.4 | +52.7% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $203 | $152.97 | +44.2% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Carly Davenport | $205 | $143.07 | +45.6% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $227 | $156.6 | +61.2% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Shahriar Pourreza | $236 | $166.6 | +67.6% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel | $293 | $176.29 | +108.1% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| UBS | William Appicelli | $233 | $174.57 | +65.5% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $244 | $166.37 | +73.3% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $232 | $166.8 | +64.8% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $230 | $162.93 | +63.4% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $228 | $172.72 | +62.0% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $217 | $175.14 | +54.1% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $176.4 | +59.8% | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $238 | $199.3 | +69.1% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $242 | $202.72 | +71.9% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $236 | $202.42 | +67.6% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $223 | $201.62 | +58.4% | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel | $256 | $217.92 | +81.8% | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Daiwa | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $208.31 | +77.6% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $207 | $190.28 | +47.0% | Aug 21, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $229 | $208.64 | +62.7% | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $241 | $202.12 | +71.2% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Durgesh Chopra | $192 | $152.06 | +36.4% | May 15, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $134 | $98.07 | -4.8% | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Daiwa | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $126.87 | -14.8% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $141 | $132.45 | +0.2% | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $137 | $111.63 | -2.7% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $132 | $107.88 | -6.2% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $125 | $91.74 | -11.2% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $99 | $80.47 | -29.7% | Sep 12, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $120 | $79.08 | -14.8% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Angie Storozynski | $116 | $88.4 | -17.6% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $121 | $93.46 | -14.1% | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $110 | $105.92 | -21.9% | May 28, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Thalacker | $109 | $95.24 | -22.6% | May 10, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $95 | $83.24 | -32.5% | May 7, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $24.09 | -78.0% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker | $28 | $24.3 | -80.1% | May 9, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationVistra 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.…
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-07T17:16:51.691346+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-12T01:23:12.567806+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-22T00:10:51.486700+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T00:10:51.483782+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.
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