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EXHIBIT 12.1
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Year Ended December 31,
EARNINGS
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Pre-tax income before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees
$
590

 
$
1,206

 
$
592

 
$
658

 
$
782

 
$
406

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of previously capitalized interest
10

 
13

 
12

 
11

 
10

 
8

Distributed income of equity investees

 
25

 
24

 
24

 
21

 
11

          Total additions
10

 
38

 
36

 
35

 
31


19

Deduct:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized interest
16

 
26

 
19

 
24

 
39

 
22

Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges
3

 
8

 
8

 
14

 
26

 
20

  Total deductions
19

 
34

 
27

 
38

 
65


42

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL EARNINGS
$
581

 
$
1,210

 
$
601

 
$
655

 
$
748


$
383

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIXED CHARGES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
$
265

 
$
391

 
$
438

 
$
439

 
$
407

 
$
385

Debt extinguishment costs included in interest expense
(6
)
 
(12
)
 
(17
)
 

 

 
(15
)
Capitalized interest
16

 
26

 
19

 
24

 
39

 
22

Interest portion of rental expense (1)
73

 
100

 
97

 
114

 
119

 
121

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES
$
348

 
$
505

 
$
537

 
$
577

 
$
565


$
513

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES
$
929

 
$
1,715

 
$
1,138

 
$
1,232

 
$
1,313


$
896

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
2.67

 
3.40

 
2.12

 
2.14

 
2.32

 
1.75

(1) Interest portion of rental expense is estimated to equal 1/3 of such expense, which is considered a reasonable approximation of the interest factor.