Octane Partners With Camping World to Launch Good Sam Powered by Octane
Rhea-AI Summary
Octane and Camping World (NYSE: CWH) launched Good Sam Powered by Octane, a Captive-as-a-Service financing program announced on Dec 16, 2025. The program lets Camping World dealers across nearly 200 locations and digital channels offer branded RV loans with competitive rates and flexible terms under the Good Sam brand. Octane's in-house lender Roadrunner Financial will underwrite loans and Roadrunner Account Services will service them. Octane will supply its loan origination platform, risk expertise, and capital markets capabilities. Octane disclosed it has issued $4.7B of ABS and sold or secured commitments on $3.3B in loans to date.
Positive
- Nearly 200 locations to expand origination volume
- Roadrunner Financial to underwrite loans in-house
- Track record of $4.7B ABS issuance and $3.3B loan commitments
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- None.
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
CWH was down 3.38% while key peers showed mixed moves: UXIN (-1.5%), ACVA (-2.74%), SAH (+0.31%), and MCW slightly positive. With no peers in the momentum scanner and no same-day peer headlines, trading appears more stock-specific than a broad sector move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 08 | Leadership succession | Neutral | -1.9% | CEO retirement and new CEO/Chairman effective January 1, 2026. |
| Dec 04 | Dividend declaration | Positive | -1.4% | Declared $0.125 per share Q4 dividend with late-December payment. |
| Dec 02 | Conference attendance | Neutral | +2.1% | Participation in Raymond James TMT and Consumer Conference webcast. |
| Nov 12 | Conference attendance | Neutral | -2.4% | Announcement of attendance at Stephens Annual Investment Conference. |
| Oct 28 | Earnings release | Positive | +0.5% | Q3 2025 results with higher revenue, unit volume, and adjusted EBITDA. |
Recent news (leadership changes, dividend, conferences, earnings) often saw muted or negative next-day moves, even on generally positive or neutral headlines, indicating a tendency toward divergence from news tone.
Over the last few months, CWH reported Q3 2025 results with revenue of $1.8B and strong growth in used unit sales and adjusted EBITDA, yet the immediate price reaction was modest (+0.48%). Subsequent conference participation and a dividend declaration also produced small or negative moves. A leadership succession announcement on Dec 8, 2025 was followed by a -1.9% reaction. Against this backdrop, today’s partnership news arrives while the stock trades well below its 52-week high of $24.37.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights a financing partnership that connects Octane’s Captive-as-a-Service model with Camping World’s nearly 200 locations and Good Sam brand, aiming to expand origination volumes and streamline RV financing. Set against CWH’s recent Q3 2025 results, which showed revenue of $1.8B and adjusted EBITDA of $95.7M, investors may focus on how this arrangement affects future finance & insurance performance, customer acquisition efficiency, and overall profitability.
Key Terms
captive-as-a-service financial
original equipment manufacturers (oems) technical
asset-backed securities financial
whole loan sales financial
forward-flow agreements financial
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Innovative Captive-as-a-Service Solution To Deliver a Unified Customer Experience
This Captive-as-a-Service agreement enables Camping World dealers to offer competitive rates and flexible terms to a full spectrum of customers under the Good Sam Powered by Octane brand. Together, Octane and Good Sam will expand origination volumes through Camping World's nearly 200 locations and digital buying experiences. Octane's in-house lender, Roadrunner Financial, Inc.®, will underwrite the loans, and Octane's in-house loan servicer, Roadrunner Account Services, LLC, will service the loans.
Additionally, Camping World dealerships will benefit from Octane's industry-leading loan origination platform and innovative technology to make the customer acquisition, sales, and closing process faster and easier. At the same time, customers will enjoy a seamless, digital RV financing experience.
"We're thrilled to collaborate with Camping World and Good Sam, leaders in outdoor recreation, to transform the buying journey for RV enthusiasts with a fast, seamless financing experience," said Jon Vestal, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Recreational Lending at Octane. "We're also excited that our innovative Captive-as-a-Service offering, where we leverage our technology, risk expertise, and capital markets track record, is helping our partners achieve their goals."
"Camping World and Good Sam have been exceptional partners for us as we've grown our presence in the RV market," said Mike Bagull, Vice President, Sales. "We're committed to supporting the industry with full-spectrum financing and digital tools that make the financing process better for OEMs, dealerships, and consumers."
Through Octane's Captive-as-a-Service solution, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and dealership chains can enjoy the benefits of their own financing company without the lengthy, costly process of setting up a captive on their own from scratch. This solution enables partners to increase profitability, offer branded financing, and benefit from full customer life cycle marketing, while helping dealers to capitalize on financing opportunities and deliver a seamless, full-spectrum financing experience to their customers.
Each solution can be tailored to the specific needs and desired outcomes of the partner and can leverage Octane's extensive risk management and capital markets expertise and strong track record of performance. To date, Octane has issued more than
About Octane:
Octane® is revolutionizing recreational purchases by delivering a seamless, end-to-end digital buying experience. The company connects people with their passions by combining cutting-edge technology and innovative risk strategies to make lifestyle purchases—like powersports vehicles, RVs, boats, personal watercraft, and outdoor power equipment—fast, easy, and accessible.
Octane adds value throughout the customer journey: inspiring enthusiasts with the Octane Media™ editorial brands, including Cycle World® and UTV Driver®, instantly prequalifying consumers for financing online, routing customers to dealerships for an easy closing, and supporting customers throughout their loan with superior loan servicing.
Founded in 2014, Octane supports over 60 OEM partner brands and over 4,000 dealer partners, and has a team of over 600 in remote and hybrid roles. Visit Octane.co.
Octane® and Roadrunner Financial® are registered service marks of Octane Lending, Inc. Cycle World® and UTV Driver® are registered trademarks of Octane Media, LLC.
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