EXHIBIT 12.1
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(In millions, except ratios)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax income (loss) before adjustment for non-controlling interests |
$ | 2,175 | $ | 2,218 | $ | (383 | ) | $ | 1,671 | $ | 294 | $ | 407 | |||||||||||
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interests |
— | 3 | 2 | 1 | (1 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Fixed charges |
46 | 120 | 109 | 62 | 65 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings |
$ | 2,221 | $ | 2,341 | $ | (272 | ) | $ | 1,734 | $ | 358 | $ | 481 | |||||||||||
| Fixed charges: |
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| Interest expense |
$ | 43 | $ | 115 | $ | 104 | $ | 57 | $ | 61 | $ | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed to be the equivalent of interest 1 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
$ | 46 | $ | 120 | $ | 109 | $ | 62 | $ | 65 | $ | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
48.3 | 19.5 | — | 2 | 28.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed to be the equivalent of interest at an appropriate interest factor. |
| 2 | The ratio coverage was less than 1:1. MasterCard would have needed to generate additional earnings of $381 to achieve a coverage of 1:1 in 2008. |