Whirlpool (WHR) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Exhibit 12.1

	Nine Months Ended, September 30,		Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012		2011			2010		2009
Earnings
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	710	$	917	$	558	($	28	)	$	586	$	293
Fixed charges		157		231		256		270			281		271
	$	867	$	1,148	$	814	$	242		$	867	$	564
Fixed charges
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor	$	38	$	54	$	57	$	57		$	56	$	52
Interest on indebtedness		114		172		193		204			211		210
Amortization of debt financing fees		5		5		6		9			14		9
	$	157	$	231	$	256	$	270		$	281	$	271
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		5.5		5.0		3.2		0.9			3.1		2.1