Exhibit 12. MOBIL CORPORATION COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (In millions) Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, March 31, ----------------------------------------- -------- 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Income Before Change in Accounting Principle(s).. $1,929 $1,920 $1,308 $2,084 $1,759 $ 636 Add: Income taxes .............. 2,515 2,105 1,567 1,931 1,919 594 Portion of rents representative of interest factor ......... 342 344 319 339 340 85 Interest and debt discount expense ........ 700 713 612 529(a) 461 115 Earnings (greater) less than dividends from equity affiliates........ (100) (151) 36 265 (40) (19) ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Income as Adjusted ........ $5,386 $4,931 $3,842 $5,148 $4,439 $1,411 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Fixed Charges: Interest and debt discount expense ........ $ 700 $ 713 $ 612 $ 529(a)$ 461 $ 115 Capitalized interest ...... 7 20 42 42 37 7 Portion of rents representative of interest factor ......... 342 344 319 339 340 85 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total Fixed Charges ....... $1,049 $1,077 $ 973 $ 910 $ 838 $ 207 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges ........... 5.1 4.6 3.9 5.7(a) 5.3 6.8 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Note: For the years ended December 31, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and the three months ended March 31, 1995, Fixed Charges exclude $42 million, $37 million, $31 million, $37 million and $7 million, respectively, of interest expense attributable to debt issued by the Mobil Oil Corporation Employee Stock Owner- ship Plan Trust and guaranteed by Mobil. (a) Excludes the favorable effect of $205 million of interest benefits from the resolution of prior-period tax issues. MOBIL - 18 -