{
  "slug": "yum-brands",
  "month": "2026-04",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 15,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Social Impact": {
      "rank": 12,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Company Culture": {
      "rank": 10,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Mission & Purpose": {
      "rank": 9,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Application Process": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Interview Experience": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Onboarding Experience": {
      "rank": 9,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Rewards & Recognition": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Candidate Communication": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    }
  },
  "company": "Yum! Brands",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 58.1
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 63
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 100
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 54.8
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Yum! Brands is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Quick Service Restaurants sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it surfaces consistently in employer-related queries — ranking #5 out of 28 Quick Service Restaurants companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position Yum! Brands 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 Application Process, Candidate Communication and Career Opportunities. Visibility gaps exist in Candidate Feedback, Security & Perks and Wellbeing & Balance, where competitors tend to dominate the AI narrative.\n\nYum! Brands's Visibility Score has fallen from 58.1 to 54.8 across its last 4 measurements (since January 2026), slipping 2 places in the Quick Service Restaurants rankings. Chipotle Mexican Grill and In-n-out Burger have moved ahead of it. It now trails Starbucks by 3.3 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": "yum.com",
  "industry": "Quick Service Restaurants",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/yum-brands",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 53.3,
    "googleAi": 56.3,
    "perplexity": 0
  },
  "overallRank": 111,
  "industryRank": 5,
  "mentionCount": 17,
  "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": 6,
      "slug": "raising-canes",
      "company": "Raising Cane's",
      "visibilityScore": 48.4
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [
    {
      "industry": "Hospitality",
      "industryRank": 36,
      "visibilityScore": 5.1
    }
  ],
  "visibilityScore": 54.8,
  "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"
    ]
  }
}