Constellation Energy vs Vistra
CEG and VST side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CEG and VST compare
Constellation Energy is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Vistra ($99.3B against $44.6B).
On earnings, Vistra is cheaper: it trades at 18.0× trailing earnings, against 27.3× for Constellation Energy.
Constellation Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.0% versus 19.8% for Vistra).
Vistra keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.1% compared with 11.1% at Constellation Energy.
Both pay dividends: Constellation Energy yields 0.60% and Vistra 0.69%.
Vistra scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 10 for Constellation Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CEG | VST |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $99.3B | $44.6B |
| Share price | $280.20 | $133.01 |
| Change, 1 year | −20.9% | −25.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 679% | 563% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.23 | 1.11 |
| Employees | 15K | 6,390 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 27.3× | 18.0× (better) |
| P/S | 3.2× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/B | 3.1× (better) | 7.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.0× | 10.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 321× | 17.1× (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.31% | 5.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $252.41 | $166.84 |
| Margin of safety | −11.0% | 20.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.0% (better) | 19.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% | 9.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 15.2% | 135% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 6.9% | 168% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 10.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 20.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 13.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.99% | 12.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 15.3% | 47.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% | 14.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.77 (better) | 3.35 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.90 (better) | 2.90 |
| Interest coverage | 5.9× (better) | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.46 (better) | 1.16 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.56 | 1.58 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.60% | 0.69% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 15.9% | 11.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 3 |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.60% | 3.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.3% | 84.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.28% | 6.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $418K (better) | −$33.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.0% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- CEG stock overview
- CEG income statement
- CEG valuation and score
- VST stock overview
- VST income statement
- VST valuation and score
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