Deere & Company (DE) 8-K Deere Announces Record Second-Quarter Earnings of $1.084 Billion

Exhibit 99.2

(Furnished herewith)

Deere & Company

Other Financial Information

For the Six Months Ended April 30,	Equipment Operations						Agriculture and Turf						Construction and Forestry
Dollars in millions	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
Net Sales	$	17,058		$	15,524		$	14,182		$	12,459		$	2,876		$	3,065
Average Identifiable Assets
With Inventories at LIFO	$	14,716		$	13,310		$	11,252		$	10,234		$	3,464		$	3,076
With Inventories at Standard Cost	$	16,051		$	14,711		$	12,348		$	11,407		$	3,703		$	3,304
Operating Profit	$	2,500		$	2,220		$	2,347		$	1,977		$	153		$	243
Percent of Net Sales	14.7		%	14.3		%	16.5		%	15.9		%	5.3		%	7.9		%
Operating Return on Assets
With Inventories at LIFO	17.0		%	16.7		%	20.9		%	19.3		%	4.4		%	7.9		%
With Inventories at Standard Cost	15.6		%	15.1		%	19.0		%	17.3		%	4.1		%	7.4		%
SVA Cost of Assets	$	(963	)	$	(883	)	$	(740	)	$	(685	)	$	(223	)	$	(198	)
SVA	$	1,537		$	1,337		$	1,607		$	1,292		$	(70	)	$	45
For the Six Months Ended April 30,	Financial Services
Dollars in millions	2013			2012
Net Income Attributable to Deere & Company	$	258		$	228
Average Equity	$	3,996		$	3,353
Return on Equity	6.5		%	6.8		%
Operating Profit	$	395		$	350
Average Equity	$	3,996		$	3,353
Cost of Equity	$	(306	)	$	(257	)
SVA	$	89		$	93
The Company evaluates its business results on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  In addition, it uses a metric referred to as Shareholder Value Added (SVA), which management believes is an appropriate measure for the performance of its businesses.  SVA is, in effect, the pretax profit left over after subtracting the cost of enterprise capital.  The Company is aiming for a sustained creation of SVA and is using this metric for various performance goals.  Certain compensation is also determined on the basis of performance using this measure.  For purposes of determining SVA, each of the equipment segments is assessed a pretax cost of assets, which on an annual basis is approximately 12 percent of the segment’s average identifiable operating assets during the applicable period with inventory at standard cost.  Management believes that valuing inventories at standard cost more closely approximates the current cost of inventory and the Company’s investment in the asset.  The Financial Services segment is assessed an annual pretax cost of approximately 15 percent of the segment’s average equity.  The cost of assets or equity, as applicable, is deducted from the operating profit or added to the operating loss of each segment to determine the amount of SVA.

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