Latest period
$671M
YoY change
-31.3%
5Y CAGR
+15.0%
Peak year (FY2023)
$3.49B
Latest annual
$816M
Cash on Hand history chart for Vistra (VST) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $816M
Cash on Hand growth chart for Vistra (VST) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -31.3%
Cash on Hand history table for Vistra (VST) from 2012 to 2025
| FY2025 | $816M | -31.3% | -$372M | ||
| FY2024 | $1.19B | -65.9% | -$2.3B | ||
| FY2023 | $3.49B | +665.9% | +$3.03B | ||
| FY2022 | $455M | -65.7% | -$870M | ||
| FY2021 | $1.33B | +226.4% | +$919M | ||
| FY2020 | $406M | +35.3% | +$106M | ||
| FY2019 | $300M | -52.8% | -$336M | ||
| FY2018 | $636M | -57.2% | -$851M | ||
| FY2017 | $1.49B | +76.4% | +$644M | ||
| FY2016 | $843M | -39.8% | -$557M | ||
| FY2015 | $1.4B | -24.0% | -$443M | ||
| FY2014 | $1.84B | +147.1% | +$1.1B | ||
| FY2013 | $746M | -71.7% | -$1.89B | ||
| FY2012 | $2.64B | — | — |
- FY2025$816M-31.3%
- FY2024$1.19B-65.9%
- FY2023$3.49B+665.9%
- FY2022$455M-65.7%
- FY2021$1.33B+226.4%
- FY2020$406M+35.3%
- FY2019$300M-52.8%
- FY2018$636M-57.2%
- FY2017$1.49B+76.4%
- FY2016$843M-39.8%
- FY2015$1.4B-24.0%
- FY2014$1.84B+147.1%
- FY2013$746M-71.7%
- FY2012$2.64B—
Cash on Hand values are taken from Vistra's reported balance sheets (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 Cash on Hand at Vistra (VST)
According to Vistra's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $671M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Vistra (VST) cash and short-term investments is $816M – plunged 31.3% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Vistra cash and short-term investments expanded at a +15.0% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Vistra cash and short-term investments plunged from $3.49B in 2023 to $816M in 2025, a 76.6% drawdown.
The highest annual cash and short-term investments of $3.49B was reported in 2023. The lowest in the available history was $300M in 2019.
Vistra Cash on Hand by Year
Vistra Cash on Hand 2025: $816M
2025's cash and short-term investments for Vistra came in at $816M, plunged 31.3% below 2024.
Vistra Cash on Hand 2024: $1.19B
Vistra posted cash and short-term investments of $1.19B in 2024, plunged 65.9% below 2023.
Vistra Cash on Hand 2023: $3.49B
In 2023, Vistra reported cash and short-term investments of $3.49B, surged 665.9% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Vistra Cash on Hand 2022: $455M
Vistra cash and short-term investments in 2022 was $455M, plunged 65.7% below 2021.
Vistra Cash on Hand 2021: $1.33B
Vistra cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $1.33B.
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