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 −30.10% over the past year and −9.12% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 5, 2016, VST is up +860.88% in real purchasing-power return, or +25.31%/yr, and is currently −32.52% below its real total-return high on Sep. 22, 2025.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Wed 2016-10-05💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VST × |
+860.88%
+25.31%/yr |
+25.73%/yr
R2=0.671 |
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| Vistra Corp. NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 2016-10-05💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VST × |
$10,000.00
2016-10-05 |
$96,088.47
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VST × | −9.12% | −30.10% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VST × |
−32.52%
on 2026-10-16 from 2025-09-22 peak |
−53.50%
on 2020-03-18 from 2019-11-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VST × | −30.10% |
+5.94% +2.93%/yr |
+340.40% +63.91%/yr |
+586.84% +47.02%/yr |
+825.41% +24.92%/yr |
| Year | VST |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −9.12% |
| 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% |