EXHIBIT 12 JOHN DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) Year Ended October 31 ------------------------------------------------ 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Earnings: Income before income taxes and changes in accounting $161,809 $169,339 $142,920 $110,820 $ 99,366 Fixed charges 168,507 170,226 191,930 230,901 216,985 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total earnings $330,316 $339,565 $334,850 $341,721 $316,351 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges: Interest expense $166,591 $167,787 $189,288 $228,308 $214,707 Rent expense 1,916 2,439 2,642 2,593 2,278 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total fixed charges $168,507 $170,226 $191,930 $230,901 $216,985 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges * 1.96 1.99 1.74 1.48 1.46 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- <FN> - - --------------- "Earnings" consist of income before income taxes, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting and fixed charges. "Fixed charges" consist of interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt discount and expense, an estimated amount of rental expense under capitalized leases which is deemed to be representative of the interest factor and rental expense under operating leases. * The Company has not issued preferred stock. Therefore, the ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends are the same as the ratios presented above.