{
  "slug": "costco",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 12,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Onboarding": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Compensation": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Job Security": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Company Culture": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Interview Experience": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Mission, Purpose & Impact": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Application & Communication": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 66.7
    }
  },
  "company": "Costco",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 60.4
    },
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 63
    },
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 100
    },
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 78.1
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Costco is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Retail sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears frequently in employer-related queries — ranking #2 out of 63 Retail companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Costco alongside Target, The Home Depot, and Walmart when discussing Retail employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Application & Communication, Candidate Feedback and Career Opportunities.\n\nCostco's Visibility Score has risen from 60.4 to 71.8 across its last 5 measurements (since January 2026), slipping 1 place in the Retail rankings. Target has moved ahead of it. It now trails Target by 5.1 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": "costco.com",
  "industry": "Retail",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/costco",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 100,
    "googleAi": 46.2,
    "perplexity": 69.2
  },
  "overallRank": 52,
  "industryRank": 2,
  "mentionCount": 28,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "target",
      "company": "Target",
      "visibilityScore": 76.9
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "the-home-depot",
      "company": "The Home Depot",
      "visibilityScore": 53.8
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "walmart",
      "company": "Walmart",
      "visibilityScore": 51.3
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "best-buy",
      "company": "Best Buy",
      "visibilityScore": 43.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "slug": "trader-joes",
      "company": "Trader Joe's",
      "visibilityScore": 43.6
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [
    {
      "industry": "FMCG",
      "industryRank": 25,
      "visibilityScore": 5.1
    },
    {
      "industry": "Apparel",
      "industryRank": 49,
      "visibilityScore": 2.6
    }
  ],
  "visibilityScore": 71.8,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1451,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 63,
  "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"
    ]
  }
}