VST Earnings Predictions — 2026-08-07

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
VST Report Adjusted EBITDA MISS pred ~$1.610B vs. cons $1.638B MEDIUM
VST Report Capacity revenue MISS pred ~$390M vs. cons $402M MEDIUM
VST Report Diluted EPS MISS pred ~$1.480 vs. cons $1.513 MEDIUM
VST Guide FY26 Adjusted EBITDA UNCHANGED guide $6.8B-$7.6B vs. cons $7.385B MEDIUM
VST Guide FY26 Adjusted FCFbG UNCHANGED guide $3.925B-$4.725B vs. cons UNVERIFIED LOW
VST Guide Cogentrix / contracting commentary UNCHANGED maintain H2 close target and no incremental formal update before close vs. cons UNVERIFIED LOW
VST Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) -1.5% LOW
VST Return 5-day cumulative residual -5.0% (FOLLOW-THROUGH) FOLLOW-THROUGH - estimate risk persists after a miss-plus-maintain package LOW