Does VST pay a dividend?

Yes. Vistra Corp. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.68% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.91 per share.

How much does VST pay in dividends?

$0.91 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next VST ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is December 22, 2026, with payment on December 31, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

VST Dividend

Vistra Corp.

NYSEUtilitiesStockData as of September 21, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.68%
Annual dividend: $0.91
Payout ratio: 0.23
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $133.92
Market cap: $44.9B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: December 22, 2026Pay date: December 31, 2026Amount: $0.2310

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is VST a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.68% against a median of 2.81%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.23 means roughly 23% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 8 complete years, the annual total fell in 2019. The most recent reduction was in 2019.
Raised for 6 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

VST dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2016 to 2025.

Peak $2.32 in 2016Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 32 dividend payments for VST, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 21, 2026	September 30, 2026	$0.2300	Quarterly
June 22, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.2290	Quarterly
March 20, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.2280	Quarterly
December 22, 2025	December 31, 2025	$0.2270	Quarterly
September 19, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.2260	Quarterly
June 18, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.2250	Quarterly
March 20, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.2235	Quarterly
December 20, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.2215	Quarterly
September 20, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.2195	Quarterly
June 18, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.2175	Quarterly
March 19, 2024	March 29, 2024	$0.2150	Quarterly
December 19, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.2130	Quarterly
September 19, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.2060	Quarterly
June 20, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.2040	Quarterly
March 21, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.1975	Quarterly
December 19, 2022	December 29, 2022	$0.1930	Quarterly
September 20, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.1840	Quarterly
June 21, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.1770	Quarterly
March 21, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.1700	Quarterly
December 15, 2021	December 30, 2021	$0.1500	Quarterly
September 15, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.1500	Quarterly
June 15, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 16, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.1500	Quarterly
December 15, 2020	December 30, 2020	$0.1350	Quarterly
September 15, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.1350	Quarterly
June 15, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.1350	Quarterly
March 16, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.1350	Quarterly
December 13, 2019	December 30, 2019	$0.1250	Quarterly
September 13, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.1250	Quarterly
June 13, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.1250	Quarterly
March 14, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.1250	Quarterly
December 15, 2016	December 30, 2016	$2.3200	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does VST pay a dividend?: Yes. Vistra Corp. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.68% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.91 per share.
How much does VST pay in dividends?: $0.91 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next VST ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is December 22, 2026, with payment on December 31, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.