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

Exhibit 12.1

	Nine Months Ended, September 30,		Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015		2014		2013		2012
Earnings
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	678	$	1,114	$	1,031	$	881	$	917	$	558
Fixed charges		161		220		225		222		231		256
	$	839	$	1,334	$	1,256	$	1,103	$	1,148	$	814
Fixed charges
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		39	$	59	$	60	$	57	$	54	$	57
Interest on indebtedness		118		155		160		159		172		193
Amortization of debt financing fees		4		6		5		6		5		6
	$	161	$	220	$	225	$	222	$	231	$	256
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		5.2		6.1		5.6		5.0		5.0		3.2