Vistra Corp. employees and revenue per employee

VST · Independent Power Producers · $47.2B market cap

Vistra Corp. had 6,390 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 6.7% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $17.0B, down 12.4% from a year earlier, or $2.66M per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

6,390

-6.7% YoY

Revenue

$17.0B

-12.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$2.66M

Peer median $1.75M

Rank in industry

1 of 4

Independent Power Producers

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2017
79230381'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 315Staff 154

Hover a year for the numbers.

VST employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20256,390$17.0B$2.66M-6.7%-12.4%
Dec 20246,850$19.4B$2.83M+40.7%+24.7%
Dec 20234,870$15.5B$3.19M-0.8%-12.9%
Dec 20224,910$17.8B$3.63M-3.0%+33.8%
Dec 20215,060$13.3B$2.63M-5.7%+20.5%
Dec 20205,365$11.1B$2.06M-2.0%-3.8%
Dec 20195,475$11.5B$2.10M+3.8%+14.5%
Dec 20185,275$10.0B$1.91M+27.1%+86.8%
Dec 20174,150$5.38B$1.30M——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
5,365'205,060'214,910'224,870'236,850'246,390'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$2.06M'20$2.63M'21$3.63M'22$3.19M'23$2.83M'24$2.66M'25

Vistra Corp. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Independent Power Producers.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
VST
Vistra Corp.
6,390$17.0B$2.66MContracting
NRG
NRG Energy, Inc.
16,702$30.7B$1.84MEfficient growth
CEG
Constellation Energy Corporation
15,291$25.5B$1.67MEfficient growth
TLN
Talen Energy Corporation
1,880$2.63B$1.40MLeaner
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Questions about Vistra Corp.

How many employees does Vistra Corp. have?
Vistra Corp. reported 6,390 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is down 6.7% from a year earlier.
What is Vistra Corp.'s revenue per employee?
Vistra Corp. brought in $17.0B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $2.66M per employee. That ranks 1 of 4 companies we track in Independent Power Producers, where the median is $1.75M.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Vistra Corp.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell VST.