Capital One Financial (COF) 10-Q 2017 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND

EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017			Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in millions)				2016			2015			2014			2013			2012
Ratios (including interest expense on deposits):
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	4,184		$	5,484		$	5,881		$	6,569		$	6,578		$	5,184
Adjustments:
Fixed charges	1,979			2,025			1,632			1,586			1,796			2,377
Equity in undistributed (gain) loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries	(5		)	(7		)	(19		)	(1		)	(16		)	(22		)
Earnings available for fixed charges, as adjusted	$	6,158		$	7,502		$	7,494		$	8,154		$	8,358		$	7,539
Fixed charges:
Interest expense on deposits and borrowings	$	1,971		$	2,018		$	1,625		$	1,579		$	1,792		$	2,375
Interest factor in rent expense	8			7			7			7			4			2
Total fixed charges	1,979			2,025			1,632			1,586			1,796			2,377
Preferred stock dividend requirements(1)	260			311			232			100			77			20
Total combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	$	2,239		$	2,336		$	1,864		$	1,686		$	1,873		$	2,397
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	3.11			3.70			4.59			5.14			4.65			3.17
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	2.75			3.21			4.02			4.84			4.46			3.15
Ratios (excluding interest expense on deposits):
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	4,184		$	5,484		$	5,881		$	6,569		$	6,578		$	5,184
Adjustments:
Fixed charges	834			812			541			498			555			974
Equity in undistributed (gain) loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries	(5		)	(7		)	(19		)	(1		)	(16		)	(22		)
Earnings available for fixed charges, as adjusted	$	5,013		$	6,289		$	6,403		$	7,066		$	7,117		$	6,136
Fixed charges:
Interest expense on borrowings(2)	$	826		$	805		$	534		$	491		$	551		$	972
Interest factor in rent expense	8			7			7			7			4			2
Total fixed charges	834			812			541			498			555			974
Preferred stock dividend requirements(1)	260			311			232			100			77			20
Total combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	$	1,094		$	1,123		$	773		$	598		$	632		$	994
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits	6.01			7.75			11.84			14.19			12.82			6.30
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits and preferred stock dividends	4.58			5.60			8.28			11.82			11.26			6.17

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⁽¹⁾  Preferred stock dividends requirements represent pre-tax earnings that would be required to cover any preferred stock dividends, computed using our effective tax rate, whenever there is an income tax provision, for the relevant periods.

⁽²⁾  Interest expense on borrowings represents total interest expense reported on our consolidated statements of income, excluding interest on deposits of $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, $1.2 billion for the years ended December 31, 2016, $1.1 billion for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, $1.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $1.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2012.