Vistra Corp. (VST) reported $3.93 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 28.8%. EPS of $0.46 for the same period compares to $0.23 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.4 billion, representing a surprise of -10.66%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Vistra performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

Total retail electricity sales volumes: 33,323 GWh compared to the 26,678.72 GWh average estimate based on two analysts. Adjusted EBITDA- Texas: $490 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $437.52 million. Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate and Other: -$10 million compared to the -$63.88 million average estimate based on two analysts. Adjusted EBITDA- West: $62 million compared to the $27.71 million average estimate based on two analysts. Adjusted EBITDA- East: $514 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $567.77 million.

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Shares of Vistra have returned +21.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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