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How Vistra Corp. stacks up
VST · against 37 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
84/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #5 of 38 · scores higher than 86% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including VST · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 84?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Utilities peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 18.5% vs peer median 18.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 85% of peers. Return on assets: 5.2% vs peer median 2.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 86% of peers. Return on invested capital: 11.4% vs peer median 5.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VST, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VST | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 37 reported | 11.4% | 5.1% | 92% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 38 reported | 18.5% | 22.1% | 24% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 36 reported | 5.2% | 2.8% | 89% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 36 reported | 43.0% | 9.8% | 100% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 38 reported | 38.3% | 45.1% | 22% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.77T INR (≈$45.2B) | 96 | 62 | |
| 2 | 27.0B EUR (≈$29.7B) | 94 | 63 | |
| 3 | 2.41T INR (≈$29.0B) | 91 | 69 | |
| 4 | 24.1B EUR (≈$26.6B) | 86 | 57 | |
| 5 | 44.4B EUR (≈$48.9B) | 84 | 51 | |
| 5 | 46.9B USD | 84 | 45 | |
| 7 | 2.21T INR (≈$26.5B) | 83 | 45 | |
| 8 | 199.2B CNY (≈$27.9B) | 82 | 53 | |
| 9 | 29.7B USD | 80 | 57 | |
| 10 | 29.4B USD | 79 | 57 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score