SO vs VST
Southern Co. and Vistra Corp., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SO | VST |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $28.9B | $17.6B |
| Net income | $4.3B | $944.0M |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 15.0% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | 17.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.92 | $2.18 |
| Dividend / share | $2.94 | $0.90 |
| Payout ratio | 69.5% | 32.4% |
| Free cash flow | $-2.9B | $1.3B |
| Equity | $36.0B | $5.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.80× | 3.54× |
| Current ratio | 0.65× | 0.78× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.5% | 10.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.9% | 8.2% |
SO bills 1.6× the revenue of VST, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.0% 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.
Advertisement
AdSense · Leaderboard 728×90 · responsive
Revenue by year
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | SO | VST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $28.9B | $17.6B |
| FY2024 | $26.8B | $14.8B |
| FY2023 | $24.8B | $13.8B |
| FY2022 | $25.9B | $15.6B |
| FY2021 | $23.5B | $17.7B |
| FY2020 | $21.1B | $10.8B |
| FY2019 | $22.6B | $11.5B |
| FY2018 | $25.2B | $9.8B |
| FY2017 | $23.0B | $5.4B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SO | VST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.3B | $944.0M |
| FY2024 | $4.4B | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $4.0B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $3.4B | $-1.2B |
| FY2021 | $2.3B | $-1.3B |
| FY2020 | $3.1B | $636.0M |
| FY2019 | $4.7B | $928.0M |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $-54.0M |
| FY2017 | $926.0M | $-254.0M |
Advertisement
AdSense · Rectangle 336×280