Vistra Corp. (VST) debt

What Vistra owes, when it comes due, and what it costs to carry, from the balances and cash flows the company reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

At a glance

MetricJun 2026Jun 2025Change
Total debt$19.76B$16.63B+$3.13B
Due within a year$1.88B$1.09B+$785M
Long-term debt$17.72B$15.54B+$2.18B
Cash and equivalents$435M$458M−$23M
Net debt$19.33B$16.17B+$3.16B
Unused credit lines$5.86B$2.16B+$3.70B

Total debt is the sum of the debt lines the company reports at that date (long-term, current and short-term borrowings), not a figure the company reports as a total.

Debt over time

Total debt by quarter
$13.7BSep 2023$14.5BDec 2023$15.2BMar 2024$16.0BJun 2024$14.9BSep 2024$16.5BDec 2024$17.7BMar 2025$16.6BJun 2025$16.1BSep 2025$18.8BDec 2025$19.3BMar 2026$19.8BJun 2026
Balance dateTotal debtDue within a yearLong-term debtCash
Jun 2026$19.76B$1.88B$17.72B$435M
Mar 2026$19.33B$1.90B$17.26B$634M
Dec 2025$18.84B†$3.00B$15.84B$785M
Sep 2025$16.13B$231M$15.76B$602M
Jun 2025$16.63B†$1.09B$15.54B$458M
Mar 2025$17.66B†$2.24B$15.42B$561M
Dec 2024$16.47B$880M$15.42B$1.19B
Sep 2024$14.87B$785M$13.95B$905M
Jun 2024$16.03B$1.94B$13.95B$1.62B
Mar 2024$15.25B†$554M$14.69B$1.07B
Dec 2023$14.52B$2.29B$12.12B$3.48B
Sep 2023$13.69B$1.94B$11.76B$3.17B

† Sum of the debt lines the company reports at that date, not a reported total.

When it comes due

Principal due by year as of December 31, 2025.

Principal due
Within 1 yearWithin 1 year$1.2BYear 2Year 2$3.4BYear 3Year 3$786MYear 4Year 4$2.4BYear 5Year 5$2.9BAfter year 5After year 5$6.6B
DuePrincipalShare of total
Within 1 year$1.20B7.0%
Year 2$3.44B20.0%
Year 3$786M4.6%
Year 4$2.36B13.7%
Year 5$2.85B16.6%
After year 5$6.56B38.1%
Total$17.20B100%

Interest cost and borrowing

Interest expense by quarter
$143MSep 2023$290MDec 2023*$170MMar 2024$241MJun 2024$332MSep 2024$157MDec 2024*$319MMar 2025$303MJun 2025$286MSep 2025$271MDec 2025*$263MMar 2026$312MJun 2026
Fiscal yearInterest expenseBorrowedRepaid
FY Dec 2025$1.18B$2.51B$2.58B
FY Dec 2024$900M$3.82B$2.29B
FY Dec 2023$740M$2.50B$33M
FY Dec 2022$368M$1.50B$251M
FY Dec 2021$384M$1.25B—

* Fiscal fourth quarter computed from the annual filing minus the three reported quarters.

About these figures

These are the balances Vistra reports in its SEC filings as of each balance-sheet date, and the interest, borrowing and repayments it reports for each period. This page does not show market prices or yields of the company's bonds. "Long-term debt" is the line as the company tags it in its filings and may or may not include the portion due within a year.

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All figures from company filings with the SEC.

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