Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) financials
NYSE · Energy · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · 584 employees · CEO Miguel Matias Galuccio
- Price
- $70.45 -1.58%
- Market cap
- $7.35B
- Enterprise value
- $11.3B
- Last report
- Q3 '26 filed 2026-10-28
- Next report
- 2027-02-24 EPS est. $3.69
Valuation & key figures
- Market cap
- $7.35B EV $11.3B
- Revenue
- $4.11B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue growth
- +72% FY2026 consensus
- Profit margin
- 20.0% Net income / revenue, TTM
- P/E
- 9.5× Forward 7.2× (FY2026)
- P/S
- 1.9× Price / sales, TTM
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.4× TTM
- Free cash flow
- $511M Trailing 12 months
- Net income
- $825M Trailing 12 months
- Revenue estimate
- $4.25B FY2026 consensus
- Earnings
- 2027-02-24 Revenue est. $1.28B
- Dividend
- – No dividend
Key takeaways
Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.
- Last report (2026-10-28): revenue beat by 13.9%, EPS missed by 22.6%Revenue $1.29B vs $1.14B expected (+13.9%); EPS $2.16 vs $2.79 (-22.6%).
- Revenue growth accelerating: 83.4% year on yearQ3 '26 revenue $1.29B, against an average of 76.2% over the four quarters before.
- Operating margin 37.5% (TTM), -14.9 pp on a year agoOperating income grew 32.3% while revenue grew 84.8%.
- 23.3% of pre-tax profit is eaten by non-operating lossesPre-tax income $1.25B vs operating income $1.54B (TTM). Losses on equity stakes and other one-off items cut net income and EPS - operating income is the cleaner measure of the business.
- Capex 39.6% of revenue (a year ago 64.1%)$1.63B invested in the last 4 quarters (+14.3% on a year earlier). Free cash flow $511M = 62.0% of net income.
- Returned $55.5M to shareholders = 10.9% of free cash flowBuybacks $55.5M (a year earlier $50M), dividends $0, stock-based pay $21M (TTM).
- Diluted share count up 7.3% in a year117M diluted shares in Q3 '26, 109M a year earlier.
- Net debt $2.94BCash + short-term investments $790M, debt incl. leases $3.73B; a year ago net debt $2.67B.
Last quarter: Q3 '26
Quarter ended 2026-09-30. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.
Quarter vs a year ago
| Q3 '26 | Year ago | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.29B | $706M | +83.4% |
| Gross margin | 54.8% | 30.6% | +24.2 pp |
| Operating income | $568M | $535M | +6.1% |
| Operating margin | 43.9% | 75.8% | -32.0 pp |
| Net income | $298M | $315M | -5.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.52 | $2.90 | -13.1% |
| Operating cash flow | $792M | $304M | +160.5% |
| Capex | $450M | $335M | +34.2% |
| Free cash flow | $342M | -$31.6M | +1,182.0% |
| R&D | $0 | $0 | – |
| Stock-based compensation | $21M | $18.4M | +14.2% |
Reported vs consensus
2026-10-28| Actual | Consensus | vs consensus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.29B | $1.14B | +13.9% |
| EPS (as estimated) | $2.16 | $2.79 | -22.6% |
From the report of 2026-10-28 for Q3 '26: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.
EPS vs consensus
last 8 reportsRevenue
Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.
Revenue, operating income and growth
quarterlyMargins & cost structure
How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.
Margins
quarterlyCosts as % of revenue
quarterlyCash flow & capital allocation
Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.
Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow
quarterlyUses of cash vs operating cash flow
fiscal yearsLast 4 quarters
cash flow statement- Operating cash flow
- $2.14B
- Capex
- -$1.63B
- Buybacks
- -$55.5M
- Dividends
- $0
- Acquisitions
- -$448M
- Net debt issued
- $685M
- Stock-based compensation
- $21M
- Free cash flow
- $511M
- Returned to shareholders / FCF
- 10.9%
Share count and EPS
quarterly, dilutedBalance sheet
Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.
Cash, investments and debt
quarter endsValuation & returns
Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.
Multiples and returns
TTM vs 5 fiscal years| Now | 5y average | Where today sits in the 5-year range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 9.5× | 7.8× | 5.1× – 10.9× |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.4× | 3.6× | 2.4× – 5.5× |
| EV / Sales | 2.7× | 2.5× | 1.5× – 3.6× |
| Price / FCF | 12.0× | 60.8× 3 of 5 years | 6.0× – 169.6× |
| Price / Book | 2.2× | 2.0× | 0.8× – 3.2× |
| FCF yield | 8.3% | 2.7% | -16.5% – 16.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.9% | 13.6% | 4.8% – 19.7% |
| Return on equity | 27.5% | 26.2% | 9.0% – 31.9% |
Analysts
Consensus target $91.00 (+29.2%)
range $87.00 – $95.00 · rating Buy
Outlook
Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.
Consensus estimates
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | EPS | Growth | P/E at today's price | Analysts (EPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $4.25B | +71.8% | $9.83 | +46.5% | 7.2× | 3 |
| FY2027 | $4.5B | +5.8% | $10.40 | +5.9% | 6.8× | 4 |
| FY2028 | $4.55B | +1.2% | $9.92 | -4.6% | 7.1× | 2 |
| FY2029 | $4.77B | +4.8% | $9.23 | -7.0% | 7.6× | 1 |
| FY2030 | $5.1B | +6.8% | $9.95 | +7.8% | 7.1× | 1 |
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.
Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates are standardised from the company's filings.
Data as of 2026-11-02