Vistra (VST) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Oct 2016, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
Since Oct 2016, $10,000 became $124,658 reinvested (28.7% a year), or $96,565 taking the dividends as cash, $5,532 of it paid out along the way.
VST became
$124,658
S&P 500: $41,633
Return a year
28.7%
S&P 500: 15.3%
Payouts reinvested
$6,676
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Worst drop
-40.1%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Oct 2016 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VST total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −13.9% | $595 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +17.7% | $803 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +261.5% | $861 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +70.7% | $730 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +5.1% | $612 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +19.5% | $495 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −11.9% | $448 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +2.5% | $407 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +24.9% | $14 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +18.2% | $16 | +21.7% |
| 2016 (part) | +18.9% | $1,694 | +5.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VST total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Vistra (VST) at the end of Oct 2016, with dividends reinvested, was worth $124,658 at the end of Oct 2026: 28.7% a year, against $41,633 (15.3% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VST returned 50.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VST's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $96,565, including $5,532 of cash received; reinvesting added $28,093.
- VST's best calendar year in that time was 2024 (261.5%) and its worst 2020 (-11.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Vistra (VST) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VST/total-return
VST total return questions
What is VST's total return since Oct 2016?
1147% in total, or 28.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 810%.
How much of VST's return came from dividends?
About 14% of its yearly return since Oct 2016. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $28,093 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VST's worst year?
2020, at -11.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -40.1%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.