Vistra (VST) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.83% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.83%.
Vistra
VST
TTM buyback yield
2.83%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.83%
5Y share count change
-30.8%
TTM buyback spend
$1.55B
SBC coverage (TTM)
9.46x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 9.46x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.03B | $113.00M | $915.00M | 0.34B | -3.6% | 1.88% |
| 2024 | $1.27B | $100.00M | $1.17B | 0.35B | -6.0% | 2.70% |
| 2023 | $1.25B | $77.00M | $1.17B | 0.38B | -11.2% | 9.20% |
| 2022 | $1.95B | $63.00M | $1.89B | 0.42B | -12.4% | 21.47% |
| 2021 | $471.00M | $47.00M | $424.00M | 0.48B | -1.8% | 4.41% |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $65.00M | −$65.00M | 0.49B | -1.8% | — |
| 2019 | $656.00M | $47.00M | $609.00M | 0.50B | -1.0% | 5.85% |
| 2018 | $763.00M | $73.00M | $690.00M | 0.50B | 18.0% | 6.64% |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $19.00M | −$19.00M | 0.43B | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $3.00M | −$3.00M | 0.43B | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $4.00M | −$4.00M | 0.43B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $334.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Vistra buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Vistra (VST) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Vistra spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.55B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Vistra's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.83% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Vistra's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.83% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Vistra diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Vistra's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -30.8% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).