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CarGurus vs Cars.com

On overall TruNorth grade, CarGurus scores higher (CarGurus: B, Cars.com: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
CarGurus
61/100
B
Cars.com
58.5/100

Political donations

CarGurus

FEC: $499K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 11 executive donors.

Cars.com

FEC: $514K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +28 across 11 executive donors.

Environment

CarGurus

No public record found.

Cars.com

No public record found.

Labor

CarGurus

No public record found.

Cars.com

No public record found.

DEI

CarGurus

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 743 US employees — 33.1% women, 27.1% racial/ethnic minorities; management 35.7% women, 17.5% minorities.

Cars.com

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2018, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 1,557 US employees — 46.5% women, 23.1% racial/ethnic minorities; management 39.8% women, 16.1% minorities.

Charity

CarGurus

No public record found.

Cars.com

$500,000 reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.07% of revenue).

Animal testing

CarGurus

No public record found.

Cars.com

No public record found.

Firearms

CarGurus

No public record found.

Cars.com

No public record found.

Privacy

CarGurus

No public record found.

Cars.com

No public record found.

Executive pay

CarGurus

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 57:1 (median employee pay $139,553; CEO total compensation $2K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

Cars.com

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 65:1 (median employee pay $114,524; CEO total compensation $2K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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