1.Sales and profit
See section β- Vista Gold Corp had $0.0M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
- Vista Gold Corp lost $7.5M in fiscal 2025.
Vista Gold Corp
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Vista Gold Corp had $0.0M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
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Hi! I read Vista Gold Corpβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
3 to watch
2.Cash and shareholders
See section β- Free cash flow was β$7.2M in fiscal 2025, β of revenue.
- In the last 12 months, insiders sold $4.9M of shares on the open market and bought none.
3.Financial health
See section β- Vista Gold Corp passes 2 of 7 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Vista Gold Corp in 30 seconds
Good So-so Weak
Weak
Does it make a profit?
β$7.5M
No. It lost money last year.
Weak
How healthy are the accounts?
2 / 7
Weak. It passes 2 of 7 health tests.
For information
How is the share priced?
β
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Key numbers, fiscal 2025
Market cap
Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$378M
Oct 26 close
P/E
Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
β
On β$0.06 EPS (TTM)
Charts by
Sales and profit
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
Revenue and margins
KIRA summarises the numbers
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Vista Gold Corp had $0.0M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
Revenue
FY16
Revenue $0.0M
FY17
Revenue $0.0M
FY18
Revenue $0.0M
FY19
Revenue $0.0M
FY20
Revenue $0.0M
FY21
Revenue $0.0M
FY22
Revenue $0.0M
FY23
Revenue $0.0M
FY24
Revenue $0.0M
FY25
Revenue $0.0M
Revenue
Q3 '23
Revenue $0.0M
Q4 '23
Revenue $0.0M
Q1 '24
Revenue $0.0M
Q2 '24
Revenue $0.0M
Q3 '24
Revenue $0.0M
Q4 '24
Revenue $0.0M
Q1 '25
Revenue $0.0M
Q2 '25
Revenue $0.0M
Q3 '25
Revenue $0.0M
Q4 '25
Revenue $0.0M
Q1 '26
Revenue $0.0M
Q2 '26
Revenue $0.0M
Margins, % of revenue
FY16
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY17
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY18
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY19
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY20
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY21
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY22
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY23
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY24
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
FY25
Gross β
Operating β
Net β
FCF β
Gross
Operating
Net
FCF
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
KIRA summarises the numbers
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Vista Gold Corp lost $7.5M in fiscal 2025.
Net income
FY16
Net income β$3.1M
FY17
Net income β$12.0M
FY18
Net income β$8.7M
FY19
Net income β$9.4M
FY20
Net income $0.4M
FY21
Net income β$15.2M
FY22
Net income β$4.9M
FY23
Net income β$6.6M
FY24
Net income $11.2M
FY25
Net income β$7.5M
Net income
Q3 '23
Net income β$1.5M
Q4 '23
Net income β$1.7M
Q1 '24
Net income β$1.1M
Q2 '24
Net income $15.6M
Q3 '24
Net income β$1.6M
Q4 '24
Net income β$1.7M
Q1 '25
Net income β$2.7M
Q2 '25
Net income β$2.4M
Q3 '25
Net income β$0.7M
Q4 '25
Net income β$1.7M
Q1 '26
Net income β$3.1M
Q2 '26
Net income β$3.0M
Diluted EPS
FY16
Diluted EPS β$0.04
FY17
Diluted EPS β$0.12
FY18
Diluted EPS β$0.09
FY19
Diluted EPS β$0.09
FY20
Diluted EPS $0.00
FY21
Diluted EPS β$0.14
FY22
Diluted EPS β$0.04
FY23
Diluted EPS β$0.05
FY24
Diluted EPS $0.09
FY25
Diluted EPS β$0.06
Diluted EPS
Q3 '23
Diluted EPS β$0.01
Q4 '23
Diluted EPS β$0.01
Q1 '24
Diluted EPS β$0.01
Q2 '24
Diluted EPS $0.12
Q3 '24
Diluted EPS β$0.01
Q4 '24
Diluted EPS β$0.01
Q1 '25
Diluted EPS β$0.02
Q2 '25
Diluted EPS β$0.02
Q3 '25
Diluted EPS β$0.01
Q4 '25
Diluted EPS β$0.01
Q1 '26
Diluted EPS β$0.02
Q2 '26
Diluted EPS β$0.02
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Cash and shareholders
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
Cash flow
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
KIRA summarises the numbers
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Free cash flow was β$7.2M in fiscal 2025, β of revenue.
Free cash flow
FY16
Free cash flow β$5.1M
FY17
Free cash flow β
FY18
Free cash flow β$8.6M
FY19
Free cash flow β$7.1M
FY20
Free cash flow β$7.0M
FY21
Free cash flow β$10.8M
FY22
Free cash flow β$7.4M
FY23
Free cash flow β$5.9M
FY24
Free cash flow β$6.1M
FY25
Free cash flow β$7.2M
Free cash flow
Q3 '23
Free cash flow β
Q4 '23
Free cash flow β$1.8M
Q1 '24
Free cash flow β$1.4M
Q2 '24
Free cash flow β$1.4M
Q3 '24
Free cash flow β$1.2M
Q4 '24
Free cash flow β$2.1M
Q1 '25
Free cash flow β$1.9M
Q2 '25
Free cash flow β$2.3M
Q3 '25
Free cash flow β$0.9M
Q4 '25
Free cash flow β$2.2M
Q1 '26
Free cash flow β
Q2 '26
Free cash flow β
Cash from operations vs capital spending
FY16
Cash from operations β$5.0M
Capital spending $0.0M
FY17
Cash from operations β$8.8M
Capital spending β
FY18
Cash from operations β$8.6M
Capital spending $0.1M
FY19
Cash from operations β$7.1M
Capital spending $0.0M
FY20
Cash from operations β$7.0M
Capital spending $0.1M
FY21
Cash from operations β$10.6M
Capital spending $0.1M
FY22
Cash from operations β$7.4M
Capital spending $0.0M
FY23
Cash from operations β$5.9M
Capital spending $0.1M
FY24
Cash from operations β$5.7M
Capital spending $0.3M
FY25
Cash from operations β$6.6M
Capital spending $0.6M
Cash from operations
Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Q3 '23
Cash from operations β$1.1M
Capital spending β
Q4 '23
Cash from operations β$1.8M
Capital spending $0.0M
Q1 '24
Cash from operations β$1.3M
Capital spending $0.1M
Q2 '24
Cash from operations β$1.4M
Capital spending $0.0M
Q3 '24
Cash from operations β$1.1M
Capital spending $0.1M
Q4 '24
Cash from operations β$1.9M
Capital spending $0.2M
Q1 '25
Cash from operations β$1.8M
Capital spending $0.0M
Q2 '25
Cash from operations β$2.3M
Capital spending $0.0M
Q3 '25
Cash from operations β$0.5M
Capital spending $0.3M
Q4 '25
Cash from operations β$2.0M
Capital spending $0.2M
Q1 '26
Cash from operations β$2.2M
Capital spending β
Q2 '26
Cash from operations β$2.5M
Capital spending β
Cash from operations
Capital spending
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Dividends and buybacks
FY16
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY17
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY18
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY19
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY20
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY21
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY22
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY23
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY24
Dividends β
Buybacks β
FY25
Dividends β
Buybacks β
Dividends
Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
FY16
Diluted shares 0.09B
FY17
Diluted shares 0.10B
FY18
Diluted shares 0.10B
FY19
Diluted shares 0.10B
FY20
Diluted shares 0.10B
FY21
Diluted shares 0.11B
FY22
Diluted shares 0.12B
FY23
Diluted shares 0.12B
FY24
Diluted shares 0.13B
FY25
Diluted shares 0.13B
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
KIRA summarises the numbers
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In the last 12 months, insiders sold $4.9M of shares on the open market and bought none.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$4.9M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | Peter F. PalmedoFormer 10% Beneficial Owner | Sold | 400,000 | $2.20 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Peter F. Palmedo10% owner | Sold | 156,688 | $2.25 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Peter F. Palmedo10% owner | Sold | 724,056 | $2.10 | $1.5M | Form 4 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Sun Valley Gold LLC10% owner | Sold | 1,242,469 | $1.74 | $2.2M | Form 4 |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Sun Valley Gold LLC10% owner | Sold | 2,872 | $2.27 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Sun Valley Gold LLC10% owner | Sold | 364,714 | $2.19 | $0.8M | Form 4 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Sun Valley Gold LLC10% owner | Sold | 176,285 | $2.19 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Sun Valley Gold LLC10% owner | Sold | 136,934 | $2.21 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Sun Valley Gold LLC10% owner | Sold | 169,075 | $2.34 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Peter F. Palmedo10% owner | Sold | 15,251 | $2.20 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Peter F. Palmedo10% owner | Sold | 200,000 | $2.30 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Peter F. Palmedo10% owner | Sold | 400,000 | $2.21 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Financial health
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Vista Gold Corp can carry it.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
FY16
Cash $23.9M
Debt β
FY17
Cash $16.6M
Debt β
FY18
Cash $1.1M
Debt β
FY19
Cash $1.4M
Debt β
FY20
Cash $7.8M
Debt β
FY21
Cash $12.8M
Debt β
FY22
Cash $8.1M
Debt β
FY23
Cash $6.1M
Debt β
FY24
Cash $17.0M
Debt β
FY25
Cash $13.6M
Debt β
Cash
Debt
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.8M | $8.1M | $6.1M | $17.0M | $13.6M |
| Current ratio | 7.8x | 9.3x | 6.9x | 16.7x | 13.0x |
| Quick ratio | 7.8x | 9.3x | 6.9x | 16.7x | 13.0x |
| Total assets | $16.3M | $11.0M | $8.9M | $19.0M | $16.3M |
| Total liabilities | $2.0M | $1.0M | $4.0M | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | $14.3M | $10.0M | $5.0M | $17.9M | $15.1M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
FY16
Return on capital β
Return on equity β7.7%
Return on assets β7.5%
FY17
Return on capital β
Return on equity β34.6%
Return on assets β33.1%
FY18
Return on capital β
Return on equity β34.6%
Return on assets β32.7%
FY19
Return on capital β
Return on equity β55.4%
Return on assets β48.4%
FY20
Return on capital β
Return on equity 2.9%
Return on assets 2.5%
FY21
Return on capital β
Return on equity β101.1%
Return on assets β90.8%
FY22
Return on capital β
Return on equity β40.5%
Return on assets β36.1%
FY23
Return on capital β
Return on equity β87.9%
Return on assets β66.1%
FY24
Return on capital β
Return on equity 98.4%
Return on assets 80.6%
FY25
Return on capital β
Return on equity β45.4%
Return on assets β42.6%
Return on capital
Return on equity
Return on assets
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
KIRA summarises the numbers
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Vista Gold Corp passes 2 of 7 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | 4.5% | β8.9% | β0.6% | β12.0% | 43.5% | β27.5% | 18.2% | β7.3% | 121.7% | β5.0% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β171.70 | β52.02 | β78.66 |
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
All figures
Every number, year by year.
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Gross profit | β | β$6.9M | β$4.8M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β$6.8M | $10.5M | β$9.3M |
| Pretax income | β$3.1M | β$12.0M | β$8.7M | β$9.4M | $0.4M | β$15.2M | β$4.9M | β$6.6M | $11.2M | β$7.5M |
| Income tax | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Net income | β$3.1M | β$12.0M | β$8.7M | β$9.4M | $0.4M | β$15.2M | β$4.9M | β$6.6M | $11.2M | β$7.5M |
| Net income to common | β$3.1M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.04 | β$0.12 | β$0.09 | β$0.09 | $0.00 | β$0.14 | β$0.04 | β$0.05 | $0.09 | β$0.06 |
| Diluted shares | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.11B | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.13B | 0.13B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$5.0M | β$8.8M | β$8.6M | β$7.1M | β$7.0M | β$10.6M | β$7.4M | β$5.9M | β$5.7M | β$6.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.0M | β | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.6M |
| Free cash flow | β$5.1M | β | β$8.6M | β$7.1M | β$7.0M | β$10.8M | β$7.4M | β$5.9M | β$6.1M | β$7.2M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.6M | $0.7M | $1.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.6M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $0.8M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.8M | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.7M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $23.9M | $16.6M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $7.8M | $12.8M | $8.1M | $6.1M | $17.0M | $13.6M |
| Current assets | $29.5M | $21.1M | $14.1M | $8.8M | $9.4M | $14.0M | $8.6M | $6.5M | $17.5M | $14.1M |
| Current liabilities | $1.1M | $2.1M | $0.9M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.8M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $8.2M | $7.6M | $5.6M | $5.6M | $5.6M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.5M | $1.0M |
| Total assets | $41.6M | $31.1M | $22.1M | $16.7M | $17.2M | $16.3M | $11.0M | $8.9M | $19.0M | $16.3M |
| Total liabilities | $1.1M | $2.1M | $0.9M | $4.0M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $4.0M | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | $40.5M | $29.1M | $21.3M | $12.6M | $15.9M | $14.3M | $10.0M | $5.0M | $17.9M | $15.1M |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β84.6% | 58.8% | β61.2% |
| Return on equity | β7.7% | β34.6% | β34.6% | β55.4% | 2.9% | β101.1% | β40.5% | β87.9% | 98.4% | β45.4% |
| Return on assets | β7.5% | β33.1% | β32.7% | β48.4% | 2.5% | β90.8% | β36.1% | β66.1% | 80.6% | β42.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | β7.7% | β41.4% | β41.0% | β74.2% | 2.6% | β106.6% | β49.2% | β133.0% | 62.8% | β49.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β3,727.9% | β | β | β | β166.7% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β166.7% |
| Share count change | β | 10.7% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 2.1% | 4.3% | β0.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 27.3x | 10.3x | 16.1x | 8.2x | 8.4x | 7.8x | 9.3x | 6.9x | 16.7x | 13.0x |
| Quick ratio | 27.3x | 10.3x | 16.1x | 8.2x | 8.4x | 7.8x | 9.3x | 6.9x | 16.7x | 13.0x |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β171.7 | β52.0 | β78.7 |
| Accruals ratio | 4.5% | β8.9% | β0.6% | β12.0% | 43.5% | β27.5% | 18.2% | β7.3% | 121.7% | β5.0% |
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000783324). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.