Latest period
$3.71B
YoY change
+89.7%
5Y CAGR
+25.6%
Peak year (2025)
$3.94B
Cumulative CapEx
$16.62B
CapEx history chart for Vistra (VST) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: $3.94B
CapEx growth chart for Vistra (VST) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: +89.7%
CapEx history table for Vistra (VST) from 2012 to 2025
| 2025 | $3.94B | +89.7% | +$1.86B | ||
| 2024 | $2.08B | +24.0% | +$402.00M | ||
| 2023 | $1.68B | +28.8% | +$375.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.30B | +25.9% | +$268.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.03B | -18.0% | −$226.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.26B | +106.7% | +$650.00M | ||
| 2019 | $609.00M | +22.8% | +$113.00M | ||
| 2018 | $496.00M | -6.6% | −$35.00M | ||
| 2017 | $531.00M | +50.9% | +$179.00M | ||
| 2016 | $352.00M | -23.5% | −$108.00M | ||
| 2015 | $460.00M | +11.4% | +$47.00M | ||
| 2014 | $413.00M | -29.8% | −$175.00M | ||
| 2013 | $588.00M | -30.3% | −$256.00M | ||
| 2012 | $844.00M | — | — |
- 2025$3.94B+89.7%
- 2024$2.08B+24.0%
- 2023$1.68B+28.8%
- 2022$1.30B+25.9%
- 2021$1.03B-18.0%
- 2020$1.26B+106.7%
- 2019$609.00M+22.8%
- 2018$496.00M-6.6%
- 2017$531.00M+50.9%
- 2016$352.00M-23.5%
- 2015$460.00M+11.4%
- 2014$413.00M-29.8%
- 2013$588.00M-30.3%
- 2012$844.00M—
CapEx values are taken from Vistra's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at Vistra (VST)
According to Vistra's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $3.71B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Vistra (VST) CapEx is $3.94B – surged 89.7% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Vistra CapEx expanded at a +25.6% compound annual rate, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The highest annual CapEx of $3.94B was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was $352.00M in 2016.
Vistra Capital Expenditures by Year
Vistra Capital Expenditures 2025: $3.94B
2025's CapEx for Vistra came in at $3.94B, surged 89.7% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Vistra Capital Expenditures 2024: $2.08B
Vistra posted CapEx of $2.08B in 2024, grew 24.0% from 2023.
Vistra Capital Expenditures 2023: $1.68B
In 2023, Vistra reported CapEx of $1.68B, grew 28.8% from 2022.
Vistra Capital Expenditures 2022: $1.30B
Vistra CapEx in 2022 was $1.30B, grew 25.9% from 2021.
Vistra Capital Expenditures 2021: $1.03B
Vistra CapEx in 2021 was $1.03B.
See more financial history for Vistra (VST).
Sector peers by CapEx
Utilities peers of Vistra (VST), ranked by their latest CapEx
| $14.02B | |
| $13.39B | |
| $12.64B | |
| $10.61B | |
| $9.27B | |
| $2.95B | |
| $1.28B | |
| $130.00M |
- $14.02B
- $13.39B
- $12.64B
- $10.61B
- $9.27B
- $1.28B
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