{
  "slug": "american-eagle-outfitters",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 9,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Application & Communication": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 33.3
    }
  },
  "company": "American Eagle Outfitters",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 31.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 37
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 14.6
    }
  ],
  "summary": "American Eagle Outfitters is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Apparel sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it surfaces consistently in employer-related queries — ranking #11 out of 77 Apparel companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position American Eagle Outfitters alongside Nike, Lululemon, and Patagonia when discussing Apparel employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Application & Communication, Candidate Feedback and Career Opportunities. Visibility gaps exist in Company Culture, Compensation and Innovation, where competitors tend to dominate the AI narrative.\n\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters's Visibility Score has fallen from 31.6 to 17.9 across its last 4 measurements (since January 2026), slipping 6 places in the Apparel rankings. Under Armour and Adidas have moved ahead of it. It now trails Timberland by 10.3 points.\n\nThis analysis is based on AI-generated responses from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity. Data is refreshed regularly to reflect changes in AI employer perception.",
  "website": "americaneagleoutfitters.com",
  "industry": "Apparel",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/american-eagle-outfitters",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 46.2,
    "googleAi": 0,
    "perplexity": 7.7
  },
  "overallRank": 277,
  "industryRank": 11,
  "mentionCount": 7,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "nike",
      "company": "Nike",
      "visibilityScore": 69.2
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "lululemon",
      "company": "Lululemon",
      "visibilityScore": 53.8
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "patagonia",
      "company": "Patagonia",
      "visibilityScore": 51.3
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "under-armour",
      "company": "Under Armour",
      "visibilityScore": 41
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "gap",
      "company": "Gap",
      "visibilityScore": 35.9
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [],
  "visibilityScore": 17.9,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1451,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 77,
  "methodology": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "url": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/api-docs/#methodology",
    "description": "Visibility Score (0-100) is the share of AI model × candidate-experience-theme combinations within an industry and country where the company was mentioned in AI-generated answers to candidate-style questions. Ranks are computed per industry and country; ties break by mention count, then company name. Responses from other assistants (e.g. Claude, DeepSeek) are collected for research but not included in index scoring.",
    "models": [
      "ChatGPT",
      "Google Gemini",
      "Perplexity"
    ]
  }
}