AEP vs VST
American Electric Power Company, Inc. and Vistra Corp., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AEP | VST |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.7B | $17.6B |
| Net income | $3.7B | $944.0M |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 17.0% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 12.7% | 17.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.66 | $2.18 |
| Dividend / share | $3.74 | $0.90 |
| Payout ratio | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| Free cash flow | $3.5B | $1.3B |
| Equity | $31.1B | $5.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.51× | 3.54× |
| Current ratio | 0.45× | 0.78× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.8% | 10.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.0% | 8.2% |
AEP bills 1.2× the revenue of VST, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.0% against 5.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AEP | VST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21.7B | $17.6B |
| FY2024 | $20.0B | $14.8B |
| FY2023 | $19.5B | $13.8B |
| FY2022 | $19.4B | $15.6B |
| FY2021 | $16.8B | $17.7B |
| FY2020 | $14.9B | $10.8B |
| FY2019 | $15.6B | $11.5B |
| FY2018 | $16.2B | $9.8B |
| FY2017 | $15.4B | $5.4B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AEP | VST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.7B | $944.0M |
| FY2024 | $3.0B | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $2.3B | $-1.2B |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | $-1.3B |
| FY2020 | $2.2B | $636.0M |
| FY2019 | $1.9B | $928.0M |
| FY2018 | $1.9B | $-54.0M |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $-254.0M |
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