{
  "slug": "darden-restaurants",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 14,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 33.3
    }
  },
  "company": "Darden Restaurants",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 15,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 9.3
    },
    {
      "rank": 15,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 20
    },
    {
      "rank": 29,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 2.1
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Darden Restaurants is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Hospitality sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears in a moderate share of employer-related queries — ranking #27 out of 88 Hospitality companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Darden Restaurants alongside Marriott, Hilton, and Four Seasons when discussing Hospitality employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Candidate Feedback and Leadership. Visibility gaps exist in Application & Communication, Career Opportunities and Company Culture, where competitors tend to dominate the AI narrative.\n\nDarden Restaurants's Visibility Score has fallen from 9.3 to 5.1 across its last 4 measurements (since February 2026), slipping 12 places in the Hospitality rankings. The Ritz-Carlton and Choice Hotels have moved ahead of it. It now trails Waldorf Astoria by 2.6 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": "dardenrestaurants.com",
  "industry": "Hospitality",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/darden-restaurants",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 7.7,
    "googleAi": 0,
    "perplexity": 7.7
  },
  "overallRank": 594,
  "industryRank": 27,
  "mentionCount": 2,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "marriott",
      "company": "Marriott",
      "visibilityScore": 97.4
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "hilton",
      "company": "Hilton",
      "visibilityScore": 94.9
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "four-seasons",
      "company": "Four Seasons",
      "visibilityScore": 66.7
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "ihg-hotels-and-resorts",
      "company": "IHG Hotels & Resorts",
      "visibilityScore": 43.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "intercontinental-hotels",
      "company": "Intercontinental Hotels",
      "visibilityScore": 33.3
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [],
  "visibilityScore": 5.1,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1451,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 88,
  "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"
    ]
  }
}