The RockAuto LLC NOligarchy Profile
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RockAuto LLC earns a NOligarchy Score of 93.32 out of 100 — the highest in its sector, shaped largely by the absence of any matched lobbying, Political Action Committee (PAC), fine, or subsidy records in the public sources this project tracks. That score comes with a significant caveat: RockAuto is a private company, which means the internal financial decisions that most directly affect its workers and owners sit beyond the reach of any public filing. The number reflects what can be seen, not what can be confirmed.
Current Pillar Scores
Political Access
100.0
Wealth Extraction
69.5
Playing by the Rules
100.0
Score history — 23 quarters
Tier bands show where each quarter's score falls — no numeric y-axis needed. The dashed ring marks the year-over-year comparison point. Tap any quarter but the first to see its pillar breakdown.
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Political Access Grade: 100/100. No lobbying expenditure, no PAC activity, and no executive political donations have been matched to RockAuto across tracked sources from Q3 2024 through Q2 2026 — the full eight-quarter tracking period. The score reflects the absence of matched records, not a verified finding that the company spent nothing.
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Wealth Extraction Grade: 69.5/100. RockAuto is privately held, so no stock buyback or dividend data is on file and executive pay is not publicly disclosed. The score reflects the limits of what is visible, not an endorsement of how the company distributes its earnings.
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Playing by the Rules Grade: 100/100. No regulatory fines, no recorded violations, and no public subsidy grants have been matched to RockAuto in the tracked sources during this period. Again, the score reflects the current state of available records.
RockAuto LLC ranks 1st out of 5 companies in the Automotive Parts & Accessories Stores sector — well above the sector average score of 72.1. Among a peer group that includes chains with substantial lobbying tabs and regulatory penalties on the public docket, RockAuto is a standout — but the private corporate structure places its most consequential financial decisions entirely beyond public view, and the sector ranking should be read with that gap in mind.
The Bottom Line: A Profile the Public Record Cannot Yet Complete
No lobbying filings, no PAC contributions, no executive political donations, no CEO pay disclosure, no stock buyback or dividend records, no regulatory fines, and no public subsidy grants have been matched to RockAuto LLC across any source this project tracks, covering Q3 2024 through Q2 2026. That absence reflects the current state of available public records — not a confirmed finding that none of these things occurred. RockAuto is a private company, which means the disclosures that would make this profile more complete simply do not exist in any mandatory public filing. What is visible is genuinely sparse; what is not visible could tell a very different story.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage
No federal lobbying filings, no corporate PAC contributions, and no executive political donations have been matched to RockAuto LLC across the sources this project monitors from Q3 2024 through Q2 2026. The Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) database and Federal Election Commission (FEC) records have not returned a matched result for this company. Whether that represents a genuine absence of political spending or a gap in how records have been linked to this company is not something the current data resolves.
For context, the Automotive Parts & Accessories Stores sector sits at the intersection of several active federal policy areas — tariff rules on imported components, right-to-repair legislation that determines whether independent repair shops and vehicle owners can access diagnostic data, emissions standards that shape which replacement parts are in demand, and consumer protection rules governing online retail. Whether RockAuto has any stake in those debates, and whether it has chosen any channel to pursue them, is not answered by what is currently on the public record.
EXHIBIT — THE RESERVED SEAT
$0 in lobbying · $0 in PAC money
RockAuto LLC filed no federal lobbying and ran no corporate PAC in this window — the reserved seat at the witness table sits empty.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage
RockAuto’s CEO pay ratio is not publicly disclosed. The best available figure is 105:1, based on AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch industry benchmarks for comparable companies in this sector. This is not a confirmed number for RockAuto specifically — it is a sector-level benchmark estimate from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), and stands as the only available reference point in the absence of any mandatory company disclosure. In plain terms, it suggests that for every dollar a typical worker at a comparable company takes home, the person at the top pockets $105 — but that figure cannot be verified against RockAuto’s actual internal pay structure.
No stock buyback or dividend records have been matched to RockAuto for this period. As a private company with no publicly traded shares, the specific accounting mechanics that apply to publicly listed firms do not surface in any public filing here. How profits flow to the company’s private owners remains undisclosed, and that accountability gap cannot be filled from any available public record.
Outside Current Tracking Coverage
No regulatory fines, no recorded violations, and no public subsidy grants have been matched to RockAuto LLC in the sources this project tracks across the two-year period from Q3 2024 through Q2 2026. That absence reflects the current state of available records — it is not a confirmed finding that no fines, penalties, or subsidies exist. The Good Jobs First violation and subsidy databases, which cover federal and state regulatory actions as well as economic development incentives, have not returned a matched result for this company under its current tracking identifier.