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Vivint Solar, Inc.

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q2 FY2020 10-Q, filed Aug 5, 2020. Its latest SEC filing is a ABS-15G from Feb 13, 2026.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2019 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Sells residential solar electricity and solar systems to homeowners, and installs and maintains those systems.

How Did They Make Money?

Homeowners pay monthly for solar electricity based on the power their systems generate or make fixed monthly lease payments. Customers who buy systems pay for them during installation, with the remaining sale amount tied to the system being connected to the grid and approved for operation.

FY2019 revenue

Who Were Their Customers?

Homeowners buy mainly through Vivint Solar’s neighborhood sales teams, with additional sales through its inside team, dealers, homebuilders, and retail channels.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

No. It lost $102.2M in FY2019.

Operating income, FY2019
−55% of revenue
▲ +68% (Loss) vs FY2018 (−$112.5M, −39%)
Net income, FY2019
−30% of revenue
▲ +555% (Loss) vs FY2018 (−$15.6M, −5%)
Free cash flow, FY2019
−95% of revenue
▲ +604% (Loss) vs FY2018 (−$46.2M, −16%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2019 annual report
Latest quarter: Q2 FY2020, the three months to Jun 30, 2020
Revenue
▲ +17%
vs $90.8M in Q2 FY2019
Net income
▼ −96% (Loss)
vs −$28.6M in Q2 FY2019
  • Oct 8, 2020 Sunrun completed its acquisition of Vivint Solar Vivint Solar became a wholly owned Sunrun subsidiary, and its shares were delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Jul 10, 2020 Vivint Solar agreed to merge with Sunrun The all-stock merger agreement would make Vivint Solar a wholly owned Sunrun subsidiary.

Grew. Revenue grew 5.3x in 4 years, from $64.2M in FY2015 to $341M in FY2019, about 52% a year.

More sales channels The latest report adds sales through dealers, homebuilders, and retail distribution, alongside direct and inside sales. The older report described direct and inside sales and was still exploring several outside channels.

Added solar system sales The older report said outright system sales had begun recently and were expected to become more significant. The latest report describes system sales as an established option alongside long-term contracts.

Added energy products The latest report lists battery storage, electric vehicle charging products, and generators as offerings tied to solar installations; the older report described exploring partnerships for additional customer solutions.

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Sunrun and Sunnova Energy International

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