All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VST real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VST returned −33.21% over the past year and −16.80% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 5, 2016, VST is up +779.68% in real purchasing-power return, or +24.37%/yr, and is currently −38.22% below its real total-return high on Sep. 22, 2025.
Data ending Fri Sep. 25, 2026
| Wed 2016-10-05💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VST × |
+779.68%
+24.37%/yr |
+25.63%/yr
R2=0.666 |
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| Vistra Corp. NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 2016-10-05💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VST × |
$10,000.00
2016-10-05 |
$87,968.04
2026-09-25 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VST × | −16.80% | −33.21% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VST × |
−38.22%
on 2026-09-25 from 2025-09-22 peak |
−53.50%
on 2020-03-18 from 2019-11-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-25 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VST × | −33.21% |
+10.42% +5.08%/yr |
+286.69% +56.96%/yr |
+601.51% +47.64%/yr |
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| Year | VST |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −16.80% |
| 2025 | +14.59% |
| 2024 | +251.40% |
| 2023 | +65.21% |
| 2022 | −1.32% |
| 2021 | +11.71% |
| 2020 | −13.05% |
| 2019 | +0.17% |
| 2018 | +22.61% |
| 2017 | +15.75% |
| 2016 | +16.64% |