Samuel Zales compensation by year
CarGurus Summary Compensation Table · all 8 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $335,610 | $370,000 | $380,000 | $380,000 | $437,500 | $500,000 | $543,750 | $561,250 |
| Bonus | $300,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $1,614,000 | $5,468,762 | $3,437,525 | $12,343,288 | $3,839,993 | $4,199,997 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $356,000 | $253,334 | $433,649 | $407,340 | $520,085 | $477,452 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $6,250 | $15,910 | $13,001 |
| Total | $635,610 | $622,500 | $2,355,500 | $6,107,096 | $4,313,674 | $13,256,879 | $4,919,738 | $5,251,700 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CarGurus, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 22, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-170400, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CarGurus, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-170400. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 22, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 109,621 | $4,203,965 | — |
| RSU | 82,545 | $3,165,601 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CarGurus, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
7 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 22, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 10,000 | $32.33 | 419,735 |
| 2026-10-15 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 10,000 | $30.31 | 429,735 |
| 2026-10-01 | Tax withholding | — | 15,614 | $29.73 | 439,735 |
| 2026-09-15 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 10,000 | $34.62 | 455,349 |
| 2026-08-28 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 10,000 | $36.50 | 465,349 |
| 2026-07-01 | Tax withholding | — | 11,526 | $35.14 | 452,801 |
| 2026-07-01 | Grant or award | — | 22,548 | $0.00 | 475,349 |
The 7 most recent of 7 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments CarGurus discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $100,000 | $7,369,566 | $0 | $7,469,566 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 |
| Change in control, no termination | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in CarGurus, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
CarGurus’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Trevisan | Chief Executive Officer and interim Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Treasurer | $7,889,260 |
| Samuel Zales · this page | President and Chief Operating Officer | $5,251,700 |
| Langley Steinert | Founder, Executive Chair, and Chair of the Board of Directors | $2,511,968 |
| Matthew Quinn | Chief Technology Officer | $2,095,166 |
| Elisa Palazzo | Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $388,963 |
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