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$142.70 +2.18 (+1.55%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$47.16B
Shares
335.64M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$142.70 Open$140.74 Day$138.13–142.77 52W close$134.71–217.92 Avg vol 30d4.5M Short int8.7M · 2.6% float · 2.1d Short vol46% Last earningsAug 7, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 10

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 10, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −11%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −7%
      below
      RSI (14) 43
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 10%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −14%
      trailing
      6-month return −19%
      trailing
      YTD return −12%
      this year
      Relative strength −31%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $154 › 200d $160 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +229 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.59% of float · ▼ -31.1% MoM · 2.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,400 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 44
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +3%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −69%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.3B
      Buyback $1.2B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $18.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 50%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −38%
      past year
      ATR 4.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 7, 2026
      Ongoing Operations Adjusted EBITDA · 2026 Non-GAAP $6.8B – $7.6B
      Ongoing Operations Adjusted FCFbG · 2026 Non-GAAP $3.93B – $4.73B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA · 2025 $5.7B – $5.9B
      Adjusted free cash flow before growth · 2025 $3.3B – $3.5B

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −11% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      43 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      10% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $154 › 200d $160 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +229 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.59% of float · ▼ -31.1% MoM · 2.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,400 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $135 Now $143 · 10% Range high $218
      vs 200-day avg -11% vs 50-day avg -7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $3.22B Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      total available liquidity $6.3B As of June 30, 2026
      hedged expected generation volumes for 2026 98% As of May 1, 2026
      hedged expected generation volumes for 2027 89% As of May 1, 2026
      hedged expected generation volumes for 2028 65% As of May 1, 2026
      share repurchase authorization remaining $1.5B As of May 1, 2026
      share repurchases since November 2021 $6.3B As of May 1, 2026
      shares outstanding 337M As of May 1, 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Utilities - Independent Power Producers — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      VST
      Vistra Corp.
      this stock
      $47.16B -11.5% +3.0% 23.7 2.6%
      CEG
      Constellation Energy Corp
      $94.54B -22.4% +8.3% 26.0 2.9%
      NRG
      Nrg Energy, Inc.
      $25.72B -24.3% +9.2% 2.9%
      TLN
      Talen Energy Corp
      $15.22B -14.0% +22.0% 4.7%
      OKLO
      Oklo Inc.
      $8.16B -40.2% 16.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,400
      % held
      95.6%
      Net QoQ
      +17.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      997
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      8.7M
      Days to cover
      2.1d
      Change
      -3.9M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      46%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      100
      Value
      $14.9K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.3%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.6M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Julia Letlow
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Feb 17, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $17.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $944.0M
      EPS diluted
      $2.18
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $7.8B
      Remaining
      $1.2B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      This year
      15
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.5M
      Shares
      15.0K
      Filed
      Jun 18, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 7, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VST -2.7% -14.4% -19.3% -3.7% -11.6%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -2.3% -17.3% -30.9% -6.7% -24.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.229 / share · ex Jun 22, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.23 / share · ex Sep 21, 2026
      Raised 0.4%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.91 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.64%
      Buyback program · as of Aug 3, 2026
      Authorized
      $7.75B
      Spent (derived)
      $6.53B
      Remaining
      $1.22B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1692819 CUSIP 92840M102 13F (30d) 1224 filings 1202 filers Visit website Investor relations