EXHIBIT 12 Form 10-K for 1995 File No. 1-11237 AT&T CAPITAL CORPORATION COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (Dollars in Thousands) Year Ended December 31, 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earnings from continuing operations: Income before income taxes and extraordinary loss $208,239 $173,614 $138,040 $114,875 $ 82,559 Deduct undistributed earnings on equity investments, net of losses - - - - (14) Add fixed charges included in income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change 418,624 277,913 242,100 258,312 279,926 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total earnings from continuing operations, as adjusted $626,863 $451,527 $380,140 $373,187 $362,471 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fixed charges* $418,624 $277,913 $242,100 $258,312 $279,926 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 1.50 1.62 1.57 1.44 1.29 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Fixed charges include interest on indebtedness, preferred stock dividends and the portion of rentals representative of the interest factor. 1