Vistra Corp. (VST)
S&P 500 · Utilities · data since 2016-10-05 · last close 2026-09-09
Vistra Corp. (VST) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.9 | 9.8 | -13.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -6.6 | -7.3 | 10.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 21.9 | -20.4 | -12.0 | 10.4 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 7.6 | -9.3 | 3.7 | -3.9 | -5.0 | -9.7 |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 32.9 | 28.1 | 8.9 | 30.6 | -13.0 | -7.9 | 7.8 | 39.1 | 5.4 | 27.9 | -13.6 |
| 2023 | -0.6 | -4.6 | 10.0 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 12.0 | 6.3 | -1.4 | 8.2 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | -4.2 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 5.4 | -12.7 | 13.1 | -4.3 | -14.5 | 9.4 | 5.9 | -3.9 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | -13.6 | 3.3 | -4.6 | -4.2 | 15.7 | 3.2 | -0.3 | -9.7 | 14.6 | 1.5 | 15.4 |
| 2020 | -2.0 | -14.6 | -16.3 | 22.4 | 4.6 | -8.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -1.2 | -7.9 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 4.7 | -13.5 | -3.4 | -5.2 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | -1.9 | -12.9 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | -2.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 7.3 | -3.5 | -4.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | -9.0 | 3.8 | -2.5 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -8.3 | -1.2 | 13.7 | -2.1 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 4.0 | -2.8 | -3.1 |
| 2016 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -1.9 | -8.2 | 29.6 |
| Avg | 4.2 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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VST seasonality — average by calendar month
Vistra Corp. has monthly history back to 2016. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 7 of 10 years, median +6.3%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. December is the soft spot, down in 6 of 10 with a median of -2.8%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±11% in an average month and has fallen 53.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +4.2% | -0.5% | +1.4% | +5.5% | +5.5% | +1.9% | +0.5% | +3.0% | +4.7% | +1.0% | +3.7% | +1.5% |
| Win rate | 60%/10 | 40%/10 | 70%/10 | 70%/10 | 70%/10 | 40%/10 | 50%/10 | 60%/10 | 67%/9 | 50%/10 | 60%/10 | 40%/10 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
VST risk & extremes
VST drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vistra Corp.'s best month?+
Vistra Corp.'s strongest completed month on record is September 2024, at +39.09%.
What was Vistra Corp.'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2025, at -20.45%.
Is Vistra Corp. up this year?+
Vistra Corp. is down 6.08% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vistra Corp.'s 1-year return?+
-21.62% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vistra Corp.'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 53.3%, measured on month-end closes since 2016.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vistra Corp.?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 2016. An average is not a forecast.
About Vistra Corp.
Vistra Corp. is an S&P 500 company, an utilities business worth about $51 billion. It keeps the lights on — literally — and pays you a dividend for noticing — with price receipts on this site going back to 2016. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2016) would be about $1,236 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was September 2024 at +39.09%; its worst, February 2025 at -20.45%.
- It has closed March in the green 7 out of 10 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
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