NRG vs VST
NRG Energy, 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 | NRG | VST |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.3B | $17.6B |
| Net income | $864.0M | $944.0M |
| Gross margin | 24.7% | — |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | — | 17.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.01 | $2.18 |
| Dividend / share | $1.76 | $0.90 |
| Payout ratio | 47.6% | 32.4% |
| Free cash flow | $766.0M | $1.3B |
| Equity | — | $5.1B |
| Net debt / equity | — | 3.54× |
| Current ratio | 1.64× | 0.78× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 28.4% | 10.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.1% | 8.2% |
NRG bills 1.7× the revenue of VST, and VST keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.4% against 2.8%).
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 | NRG | VST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $30.3B | $17.6B |
| FY2024 | $27.7B | $14.8B |
| FY2023 | $28.3B | $13.8B |
| FY2022 | $31.5B | $15.6B |
| FY2021 | $26.8B | $17.7B |
| FY2020 | $8.7B | $10.8B |
| FY2019 | $8.0B | $11.5B |
| FY2018 | $8.1B | $9.8B |
| FY2017 | $9.1B | $5.4B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | NRG | VST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $864.0M | $944.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $-202.0M | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $1.2B | $-1.2B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $-1.3B |
| FY2020 | $510.0M | $636.0M |
| FY2019 | $4.4B | $928.0M |
| FY2018 | $268.0M | $-54.0M |
| FY2017 | $-2.2B | $-254.0M |
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