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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
EXHIBIT 12(a)
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
$ in millions | Six Months Ended June 30 | Year Ended December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015(1) | 2014(1) | 2013(1) | |||||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 1,720 | $ | 1,600 | $ | 2,996 | $ | 2,855 | $ | 2,790 | $ | 2,937 | $ | 2,863 | ||||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, including amortization of debt premium | 287 | 151 | 360 | 301 | 301 | 282 | 257 | |||||||||||||||
Portion of rental expenses on operating leases deemed to be representative of the interest factor | 58 | 51 | 100 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 99 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes and fixed charges | $ | 2,065 | $ | 1,802 | $ | 3,456 | $ | 3,255 | $ | 3,192 | $ | 3,320 | $ | 3,219 | ||||||||
Fixed Charges: | $ | 345 | $ | 202 | $ | 460 | $ | 400 | $ | 402 | $ | 383 | $ | 356 | ||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 6.0 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 |
(1) Financial data does not reflect the effects from the January 1, 2018 adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).