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Vistra Corp. dividend history

Vistra Corp.'s dividend was $0.901 a share in fiscal 2025, up 3.2% on the year before. That was 32.4% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2022, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$1.1B
Dividends (TTM)
$308M
Returned to shareholders
65%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$3.5B
Diluted share count
−1.0%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
3.2%
dividends 0.7% + buybacks 2.5% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
14%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
9.0%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
44 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share—————$0.724$0.821$0.874$0.901—
Dividend per share growth——————+13.3%+6.5%+3.2%—
Dividends paid00243266290302313305306308
Share buybacks076365604711,9491,2451,2661,0281,148
Dividends ÷ net income——26.2%41.8%——21.0%11.5%32.4%13.9%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow0.0%0.0%12.0%12.8%——8.3%12.3%23.2%13.7%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Vistra Corp.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Vistra Corp.