{
  "slug": "panda-express",
  "month": "2026-04",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Social Impact": {
      "rank": 7,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Company Culture": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Onboarding Experience": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Rewards & Recognition": {
      "rank": 8,
      "score": 50
    }
  },
  "company": "Panda Express",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 16,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 12.9
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 28.3
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 25.8
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Panda Express is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Quick Service Restaurants sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears in a moderate share of employer-related queries — ranking #9 out of 28 Quick Service Restaurants companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Panda Express alongside Chick-fil-a, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and In-n-out Burger when discussing Quick Service Restaurants employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Company Culture, Innovation and Onboarding Experience. Visibility gaps exist in Application Process, Candidate Communication and Candidate Feedback, where competitors tend to dominate the AI narrative.\n\nPanda Express's Visibility Score has risen from 12.9 to 25.8 across its last 3 measurements (since January 2026), climbing 7 places in the Quick Service Restaurants rankings. Over that period it has moved ahead of Domino's and Wingstop. It now trails Shake Shack by 16.1 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": "pandaexpress.com",
  "industry": "Quick Service Restaurants",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/panda-express",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 13.3,
    "googleAi": 37.5,
    "perplexity": 0
  },
  "overallRank": 226,
  "industryRank": 9,
  "mentionCount": 8,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "chick-fil-a",
      "company": "Chick-fil-a",
      "visibilityScore": 80.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "chipotle-mexican-grill",
      "company": "Chipotle Mexican Grill",
      "visibilityScore": 74.2
    },
    {
      "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
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [],
  "visibilityScore": 25.8,
  "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"
    ]
  }
}