Vistra Corp. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

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Key Financial Highlights (vs. Q2 2025)

  • Adjusted EBITDA: $1.767 billion (up >30% from ~$1.35 billion)
  • Generation segment Adjusted EBITDA: ~$994 million (up from ~$593 million), driven by favorable hedging (avg. realized prices +5% per MWh), higher PJM capacity revenues, Martin Lake Unit 1 restart, Lotus assets, and flexible gas optimization
  • Retail segment Adjusted EBITDA: ~$773 million (up from ~$756 million)
  • Strong fleet performance: >97% commercial availability during summer peaks; nuclear refuelings and 92 gas/coal outages completed

Guidance and Outlook

  • Reaffirmed 2026: Adjusted EBITDA $6.8B–$7.6B; Adjusted FCF before Growth $3.925B–$4.725B (expect at/above midpoint)
  • Maintained 2027 Adjusted EBITDA midpoint opportunity range of $7.4B–$7.8B (excludes Cogentrix acquisition and Meta PJM nuclear PPAs); ERCOT curve softness offset by PJM strength, hedging, and nuclear PTC
  • Forecast >$10 billion available cash in 2026–2027

Strategic Initiatives

  • Founding investor in Helix Digital Infrastructure (with KKR, NVIDIA, Kuwait Investment Authority): up to $1B commitment ($500M+ subject to milestones); preferred power partner role for data center solutions
  • Load growth outlook unchanged: ERCOT 4–6%, PJM 2–3% annually through 2030; new July peaks (PJM >168 GW, ERCOT >91 GW)

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Operator: Good day, welcome to the Vistra Corp second quarter 2026 results conference call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. Should you need assistance, please signal a conference specialist by pressing the star key followed by zero. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. To ask a question, you may press star, then one on a touch-tone phone. To withdraw your question, please press star then two. Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Eric Micek, VP of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Eric Micek: Good morning, thank you for joining Vistra's investor webcast discussing our second quarter 2026 results. Our discussion today is being broadcast live from the investor relations section of our website at www.vistracorp.com. There you can also find copies of today's investor presentation and earnings release. Providing our prepared remarks today are Jim Burke, Vistra's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kris Moldovan, Vistra's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Other senior Vistra executives will be available to address questions during the second part of today's call as necessary. Our earnings release presentation and other matters discussed on the call today include references to certain non-GAAP financial measures. All references to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow before Growth throughout this presentation refer to ongoing operations' Ad

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