{
  "slug": "petco",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Onboarding": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Compensation": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Job Security": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Company Culture": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 9,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Interview Experience": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Mission, Purpose & Impact": {
      "rank": 7,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Application & Communication": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 66.7
    }
  },
  "company": "Petco",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 52.9
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 34
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 100
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 33.3
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Petco is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Petcare sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears frequently in employer-related queries — ranking #3 out of 37 Petcare companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Petco alongside Chewy, Mars, and Petsmart when discussing Petcare employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Application & Communication, Candidate Feedback and Career Opportunities.\n\nPetco's Visibility Score has risen from 52.9 to 59 across its last 5 measurements (since January 2026). It now trails Mars by 12.8 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": "petco.com",
  "industry": "Petcare",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/petco",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 76.9,
    "googleAi": 53.8,
    "perplexity": 46.2
  },
  "overallRank": 99,
  "industryRank": 3,
  "mentionCount": 23,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "chewy",
      "company": "Chewy",
      "visibilityScore": 71.8
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "mars",
      "company": "Mars",
      "visibilityScore": 71.8
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "petsmart",
      "company": "Petsmart",
      "visibilityScore": 59
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "nestle",
      "company": "Nestlé",
      "visibilityScore": 43.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "slug": "pedigree",
      "company": "Pedigree",
      "visibilityScore": 23.1
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [],
  "visibilityScore": 59,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1451,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 37,
  "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"
    ]
  }
}