{
  "slug": "chipotle-mexican-grill",
  "month": "2026-04",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Social Impact": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Company Culture": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Security & Perks": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Mission & Purpose": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Application Process": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Interview Experience": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Onboarding Experience": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Rewards & Recognition": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Candidate Communication": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 50
    }
  },
  "company": "Chipotle Mexican Grill",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 12,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 25.8
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 26.1
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 74.2
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Chipotle Mexican Grill is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Quick Service Restaurants sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears frequently in employer-related queries — ranking #2 out of 28 Quick Service Restaurants companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Chipotle Mexican Grill alongside Chick-fil-a, In-n-out Burger, and Starbucks when discussing Quick Service Restaurants employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Application Process, Candidate Communication and Candidate Feedback.\n\nChipotle Mexican Grill's Visibility Score has risen from 25.8 to 74.2 across its last 3 measurements (since January 2026), climbing 10 places in the Quick Service Restaurants rankings. Over that period it has moved ahead of Starbucks and Yum! Brands. It now trails Chick-fil-a by 6.4 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": "chipotlemexicangrill.com",
  "industry": "Quick Service Restaurants",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/chipotle-mexican-grill",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 80,
    "googleAi": 68.8,
    "perplexity": 0
  },
  "overallRank": 49,
  "industryRank": 2,
  "mentionCount": 23,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "chick-fil-a",
      "company": "Chick-fil-a",
      "visibilityScore": 80.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "in-n-out-burger",
      "company": "In-n-out Burger",
      "visibilityScore": 61.3
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "starbucks",
      "company": "Starbucks",
      "visibilityScore": 58.1
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "yum-brands",
      "company": "Yum! Brands",
      "visibilityScore": 54.8
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "slug": "raising-canes",
      "company": "Raising Cane's",
      "visibilityScore": 48.4
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [
    {
      "industry": "Hospitality",
      "industryRank": 17,
      "visibilityScore": 7.7
    }
  ],
  "visibilityScore": 74.2,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1451,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 28,
  "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"
    ]
  }
}