Vistra Corp. (VST) Loses 12.6% Ahead of Dividends

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is one of the 10 Stock Market Casualties You Can’t Ignore Today.

Vistra Corp. fell by 12.64 percent to close at $146.02 apiece, as investors sold off positions after the cutoff date of its next dividend payment.

Last month, Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) announced the distribution of quarterly dividends amounting to $0.2280 per share to all common shareholders of record as of March 20, 2026, payable on March 31.

Additionally, holders of Vistra Corp.’s (NYSE:VST) “8 percent Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock” of record as of April 1, 2026, are set to receive $40 for every stock they own on April 15.

The dividends are paid semi-annually, bringing the total annual dividend payout to $80 per share.

The dividends followed the results of its earnings performance last year, with full-year net income shrinking by 66 percent to $944 million from $2.812 billion in 2024. Operating revenues dipped by 3 percent to $17.7 billion from $17.2 billion year-on-year, while adjusted EBITDA declined by 5.3 percent to $5.9 billion from $5.6 billion.

In the fourth quarter alone, Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) netted $233 million, or 52 percent lower than the $490 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 14 percent to $1.7 billion from $1.9 billion year-on-year.

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